Pediatric Cushing's disease due to pituitary hyperplasia

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 191-192

  Mustila, Taina ^a   Keskinen, Päivi ^b,c   Terho, Markku ^b   Huovinen, Sanna ^d   Saha, Marja Terttu ^b,c  

^a VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d Center for Laboratory Medicine   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; hypercortisolism; pediatric endocrinology; pituitary hyperplasia.

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DESMOPRESSIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; GROWTH DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MALE; PITUITARY HYPERPLASIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955489862     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2011.095     Document Type: Article

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