Corticotropin-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia associated with insulinoma

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Kevin T K ^a   Arnott, Richard D ^a   McLean, Catriona A ^a,b   Serpell, Jonathan W ^a,b   Topliss, Duncan J ^a,b  

^a Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes ^*  (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; TREMOR;

EID: 79959680754     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP10213.CR     Document Type: Article

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