Ectopic cushing's syndrome due to an adrenal ganglioneuroma

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 405-408

  Corcuff, Jean Benoît ^a,c   Deminiere, Colette ^a   Trouillas, Jacqueline ^b   Puel, Olivier ^a   Perel, Yves ^a   Barat, Pascal ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Ganglioneuroma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HORMONES, ECTOPIC; HUMANS;

EID: 77954054014     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000308175     Document Type: Article

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