Long-term morphological, hormonal, and clinical follow-up in a single unit on 118 patients with adrenal incidentalomas

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 779-785

  Giordano, R ^a   Marinazzo, E ^b   Berardelli, R ^b   Picu, A ^b   Maccario, M ^b   Ghigo, E ^b   Arvat, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALDOSTERONE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; METANEPHRINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENIN;

EID: 77950322356     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0957     Document Type: Article

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