The prevalence of testicular adrenal rest tumors and associated factors in postpubertal patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 501-508

  Kang, Min Jae ^a   Kim, Jae Hyun ^b   Lee, Sun Hee ^c   Lee, Young Ah ^a   Shin, Choong Ho ^a   Yang, Sei Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Testicular adrenal rest tumor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DISEASE CONTROL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; TESTICULAR ADRENAL REST TUMOR;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENAL REST TUMOR; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTIS;

EID: 79959934688     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K11E-034     Document Type: Article

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