Clinical characteristics of adrenocortical tumors in children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 535-541

  Chen, Qiu Li ^a   Su, Zhe ^a   Li, Yan Hong ^a   Ma, Hua Mei ^a   Chen, Hong Shan ^a   Du, Min Lian ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adrenocortical adenoma; adrenocortical carcinoma; adrenocortical tumor; children; clinical characteristic

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 80052004717     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2011.175     Document Type: Article

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