Laparoscope resection of ectopic corticosteroid-secreting adrenal adenoma.

Wang X, Dou J, Gao J, Zhong W, Jin D, Hui L, Lu J, Mu Y.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 265-267 PubMed PMID: 22635081 Keywords: Adrenal Cortex, Adrenal Cortex Hormones:secretion, Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms:pathology, Adrenocortical Adenoma:pathology, Adult, Choristoma:pathology, Humans, Kidney Diseases:pathology, Kidney Neoplasms:pathology, Laparoscopy:methods, Male, Pituitary ACTH .

: Tumors originating from ectopic adrenal tissue are relatively rare. In this article, we describe a case with Cushing's syndrome caused by an ectopic adrenal adenoma. A 38 year-old male patient presenting with cushingoid appearance for 2 years was diagnosed to have ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome based on endocrinological evaluatio.....

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Vol. 33 (3) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Laparoscope resection of ectopic corticosteroid-secreting adrenal adenoma.

Clinical and cognitive correlates of formal thought disorder in early onset schizophrenia.

Optimal effective doses of cabergoline and bromocriptine and valvular leasions in men with prolactinomas.

High concentration of ghrelin in children with growth hormone deficiency and neurosecretory dysfunction.

Evidence for a negative association between schizophrenia and a polymorphism in the insulin receptor substrate-3 (IRS-3) gene.

A perinatal signature of light on chronobiology? If so, numerous questions arise and experimental animal research must provide more information.

A possible role of perinatal light in mood disorders and internal cancers: reconciliation of instability and latitude concepts.

Teratology on the crossroads: historical aspects and modern approaches.

Coexistence of growth hormone deficiency and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3.

Unfavorable effects of hyperprolactinemia in autoimmune endocrine disorders.

Coronary artery disease is not associated with stroke recurrence.

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A woman with thyrotoxicosis- and hyperemesis gravidarum-associated Wernicke's encephalopathy.

Nitrosative stress induces proliferation and viability changes in high glucose-exposed rat Schwannoma cells.

Combined octreotide and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy ((90)Y-DOTA-TATE) in case of malignant insulinoma.

A rare case of Interferon-alpha-Induced Hyperthyroidism in patients with a chronic hepatitis C with granulocytopenia and transaminasemia treated successfully with radioiodine.

Sunitinib treatment for refractory malignant pheochromocytoma.

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary--morphological and immunohistochemical analysis.

The Di Bella Method (DBM) improved survival, objective response and performance status in a retrospective observational clinical study on 23 tumours of the head and neck.

Laudatio for centenary of the birth of Luigi Di Bella, MD, PhD.