Incidental and metastatic adrenal masses

Seminars in Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 649-661

  Mannelli, Massimo ^a,b   Colagrande, Stefano ^a   Valeri, Andrea ^c   Parenti, Gabriele ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO TOSCANO TUMORI   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^d Endocrine Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID; SEX HORMONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MYELOLIPOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROBLASTOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MYELOLIPOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650246889     PISSN: 00937754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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