Giant adrenal myelolipoma associated with 21-hydroxylase deficiency: Unusual association mimicking an androgen-secreting adrenocortical carcinoma;Mielolipoma adrenal gigante associado à deficiência da 21-hidroxilase: Associação não usual simulando um carcinoma adrenocortical secretor de androgênios

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-424

  Mermejo, Lívia Mara ^a   Elias Junior, Jorge ^a   Saggioro, Fabiano Pinto ^a   Tucci Junior, Silvio ^a   de Castro, Margaret ^a   Moreira, Ayrton Custódio ^a   Elias, Paula C Lamparelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 77956445955     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302010000400012     Document Type: Article

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