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Ectopic Adrenal Cortical Gland

Hyperandrogenism in a postmenopausal woman: a rare case of ectopic adrenal cortical gland

Antonella GuarinoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine and
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Luisa Di BenedettoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine and
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Valentina GiovanaleDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine and
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Gian Luca Rampioni VinciguerraDivision of Pathology and Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Antonella StoppacciaroDivision of Pathology and Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Filippo BellatiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine and
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Donatella CasertaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine and Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 185-187 | Received 28 Apr 2016, Accepted 20 Oct 2016, Published online: 19 Jan 2017

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