Clinical characteristics of endogenous cushing's syndrome at a medical center in Southern Taiwan

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Tung, Shih Chen ^a   Wang, Pei Wen ^a   Liu, Rue Tsuan ^a   Chen, Jung Fu ^a   Hsieh, Ching Jung ^a   Kuo, Ming Chun ^a   Yang, Joseph W ^a   Lee, Wei Ching ^a   Cheng, Min Hsiung ^a   Lee, Tao Chen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HORMONE ACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEOSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TRANSABDOMINAL ADRENALECTOMY; TREND STUDY; TUMOR SEEDING;

EID: 84884277833     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/685375     Document Type: Article

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