Localization of remnant and ectopic adrenal tissues with cosyntropin-stimulated 18F-FDG-PET/CT in a patient with nelson syndrome with persistent hypercortisolism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5172-5173

  Lila, Anurag R ^a   Malhotra, Gaurav ^b   Sarathi, Vijaya ^a   Bandgar, Tushar R ^a   Menon, Padma S ^a   Shah, Nalini S ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; NELSON SYNDROME; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 78650073166     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1302     Document Type: Article

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