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Cushing’s syndrome with adrenal suppression and masked hyperandrogenism by high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate for treatment of endometrial cancer in a young woman with polycystic ovarian syndrome

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  1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea

    Yoorim Seo, Eun Gyo Jeong & Eun Sook Kim

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Seo, Y., Jeong, E.G. & Kim, E.S. Cushing’s syndrome with adrenal suppression and masked hyperandrogenism by high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate for treatment of endometrial cancer in a young woman with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Endocrine 50, 519–521 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-015-0722-7

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