Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II and Its Receptor in Pediatric and Adult Adrenocortical Tumors
Author(s) -
Madson Q. Almeida,
Maria Candida Barisson Villares Fragoso,
Claudimara Ferini Pacicco Lotfi,
Mariza Gerdulo Santos,
Mirian Yumie Nishi,
Márcia Helena Soares Costa,
Antônio Marcondes Lerário,
Carolina Canton Maciel,
Gabriele Ebling Mattos,
Alexander A.L. Jorge,
Berenice B. Mendonça,
Ana Claudia Latrônico
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-0065
Subject(s) - adrenocortical carcinoma , adrenocortical adenoma , medicine , endocrinology , cancer research , cell growth , adenoma , biology , genetics
Adrenocortical tumors are heterogeneous neoplasms with incompletely understood pathogenesis. IGF-II overexpression has been consistently demonstrated in adult adrenocortical carcinomas.
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