Spontaneous rupture of a functioning adrenocortical carcinoma

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 974-977

  Chung, Jin Ook ^a   Cho, Dong Hyeok ^a   Lee, Jae Hyuk ^a   Kwon, Dong Deuk ^a   Chung, Dong Jin ^a   Chung, Min Young ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical carcinoma; Hormones; Spontaneous rupture

Indexed keywords

17 OXOSTEROID; ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METADRENALIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; RENIN; STEROID HORMONE; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR PERFORATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADULT; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957957846     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.6.974     Document Type: Article

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