Sunitinib-induced thyrotoxicosis

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 941-942

  Pinari D ^a   Boix, E ^b,c   Meana, J A ^b   Herrero, J ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; PREDNISONE; PROPRANOLOL; SUNITINIB; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LETTER; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARBIMAZOLE; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; INDOLES; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; PREDNISONE; PROPRANOLOL; PYRROLES; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 77649194597     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6482     Document Type: Letter

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