Conn's syndrome due to an ectopic adrenal adenoma.

Conn's syndrome due to an ectopic adrenal adenoma.

A 31 year old woman presented with resistant hypertension. Investigations revealed that she had Conn's syndrome. Computed tomography showed both adrenals to be normal but an ectopic adenoma was identified posterior to the stomach. Surgical excision of the tumor confirmed benign aldosteronoma and cured her hypertension. We believe this to be the first report of Conn's syndrome caused by an ectop...

[Primary hyperaldosteronism due to adrenal adenoma].

MR appearance of an ectopic intraspinal adrenal cortical adenoma.

An ectopic adrenal cortical adenoma presented as an intradural spinal mass in an 8-year-old girl with bilateral leg pain. The patient had no endocrine symptoms of an adrenal adenoma despite abnormally high levels of androstenedione found within the tumor. The purpose of this article is to highlight the diagnostic radiologic aspects of this unusual neoplasm. The adrenal cortex develops from the ...

cushing’s syndrome during pregnancy secondary to adrenal adenoma

pregnancy rarely occurs in untreated cases of cushing's syndrome (cs) , because most of them are infertile due to significant maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy. diagnosis of cs may be difficult during pregnancy. since physiological changes of pregnancy are overlapped by classical presentation and biological confirmation of cs. therefore the high clinical suspicious is needed for...

Anomalous responses to stimulation and suppression tests in Cushing's syndrome due to a calcified adrenal adenoma.

Introduction The differential diagnosis of the various forms of Cushing's syndrome rests mainly on the response of the adrenal glands to stimulation and suppression. Usually Cushing's syndrome due to adrenal hyperplasia is suppressed by dexamethasone in sufficient doses and stimulated by ACTH and metapyrone. Tumours either benign or malignant are usually non-responsive to stimulation or suppres...