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A Cortisol-Secreting Adrenal Adenoma Combined With a Micro-Pheochromocytoma: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesClinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2023
Cushing’s syndrome and pheochromocytomas (PCCs) are associated with endocrine hypertension. Cortisol-producing adrenal adenomas are a major cause of Cushing’s syndrome.
Kimiko Sakai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mifepristone reduces insulin resistance in patient volunteers with adrenal incidentalomas that secrete low levels of cortisol : a pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Incidental adrenal masses are commonly detected during imaging for other pathologies. 10% of the elderly population has an ‘adrenal incidentaloma’, up to 20% of these show low-grade autonomous cortisol secretion and 60% of patients with ...
Chadarevian, Rita   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Lipid Profile in Primary Aldosteronism: Cross‐Sectional and Post‐Treatment Analyses

open access: yesLipids, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between primary aldosteronism (PA) and lipid metabolism remains controversial, with inconsistent findings reported in the literature. This study aimed to clarify PA's impact on the lipid profile using both a cross‐sectional comparison with essential hypertension (EH) controls and a longitudinal within‐patient pre‐post ...
Meriem Yazidi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interventional oncology in children: Where are we now?

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
Abstract Paediatric Interventional Oncology (IO) lags behind adult IO due to a scarcity of specific outcome data. The suboptimal way to evolve this field is relying heavily on adult experiences. The distinct tumour types prevalent in children, such as extracranial germ cell tumours, sarcomas, and neuroblastoma, differ strongly from those found in ...
Premal Amrishkumar Patel   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steroid Profiling as an Additional Tool to Confirm One-Sided Hormone Overproduction in Primary Aldosteronism: A Case Report

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the leading cause of secondary hypertension. The source of aldosterone hypersecretion is often due to a unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma, and unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy is recommended in such patients ...
Apostolos Chatzitomaris   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preclinical Cushing's syndrome in adrenal incidentalomas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Adrenal tumors are usually diagnosed by clinical symptoms of hormone excess. The increasing use of ultrasound and computed tomography results in the detection of a substantial number of incidentally discovered adrenal tumors.
Allolio, B.   +5 more
core  

Improvement of Health‐Related Quality of Life and Mental Health After Unilateral Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism

open access: yesClinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) has been linked with reduced health‐related quality of life (QoL) and increased prevalence of anxiety and depression. While most studies compared patients with PA to healthy subjects, this study focused on comparison with hypertensive patients without PA to identify PA‐specific effects.
Sybille Fuld   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Subjects with Non-functioning Adrenal Adenomas

open access: yesEndocrinology Research and Practice, 2011
Objectives: The relation between non-functioning adrenal adenoma and unfavorable metabolic status has been a debate so far. We aimed to demonstrate the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in subjects with silent adrenal adenomas ...
Mesut Akarsu   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Adrenal Hemorrhage in a Cortisol-Secreting Adenoma Caused by Antiphospholipid Syndrome Revealed by Clinical and Pathological Investigations: A Case Report

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Due to its rarity, adrenal hemorrhage is difficult to diagnose, and its precise etiology has remained unknown. One of the pivotal mechanisms of adrenal hemorrhage is the thrombosis of the adrenal vein, which could be due to thrombophilia.
Kentaro Ochi   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Adenoma in a 5 Year Old Child [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Adrenal adenoma is a rare endocrinal tumor in children. It can present with features of Cushing's syndrome. We present a case report of five years old female child who came with morbid obesity and hypertension.
Narang, Gursharan Singh   +1 more
core  

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