The utility of adrenal and ovarian venous sampling in the investigation of androgen-secreting tumours

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1 A, 2011, Pages 69-70

  Petersons, C J ^a   Burt, M G ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL BLOOD FLOW; AGED; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LETTER; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; OVARIAN VEIN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VENOUS BLOOD; VIRILIZATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; TESTOSTERONE; VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VIRILISM;

EID: 79251524216     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02375.x     Document Type: Letter

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