Morphology of sympathetic nervous system of adrenal medulla was observed in VVistar rats injected with subcutaneous nicotine. They vvere injected subcutaneously with low dose (2 mg/kg/day) or high dose (4 mg/kg/day) nicotine for seven weeks. Morphological changes in the medulla of adrenal glands vvere investigated in detail using electron microscopy. Uitrastructurally, we found that the appeara...

conclusions in evaluation of adrenal masses cystic lymphangioma should be considered as a differential diagnosis. introduction adrenal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign tumor, which is nearly always asymptomatic and incidentally discovered during routine imaging work-ups or investigating other pathologies. case report a 43-year-old female presented hypertension, which during routine work-up ...

We present a case of feminizing adrenal carcinoma with severe elevation in serum estradiol and otherwise unexplained congestive heart failure with ventricular arrhythmia and review the literature on feminizing adrenal tumors and the potential relationship between estrogen and cardiac problems. A 54-year-old man presented with congestive heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia. Imaging revealed...

According to the diagnostic criteria for adrenal preclinical Cushing's syndrome (PreCS) established by a group headed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression tests (DSTs) must be performed to prove autonomous cortisol secretion, i.e., > or =3 microg/dL serum cortisol following 1-mg DST administration, and > or =1 microg/dL serum cortisol...

Stress causes the activation of both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis and sympatho-adrenal system, thus leading to the release from the adrenal medulla of catecholamines: adrenaline and, to a lesser degree, noradrenaline. It has been established that in addition to catecholamines, the adrenomedullary cells produce a variety of neuropeptides, including corticoliberine (CRH), vasopr...

A 31-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with symptoms of hypertension and bilateral adrenocortical masses with no feature of Cushing syndrome. The serum aldosterone/renin ratio was elevated and the saline loading test showed no suppression of the plasma aldosterone level, consistent with a diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. Overnight and low-dose dexamethasone suppression tests s...

A case of adrenal ganglioneuroma incidentally discovered during an abdominal ultrasound examination in a 26 year-old woman patient with recurrent episodes of dysuria. After a diagnostic work-up with laboratory and abdomen CT scan, the patient uderwent a laparotomic removal of the adrenal lesion. Histopathological examination of the adrenal mass confirmed the diagnosis.

ADRENAL-SPECIFIC RADIOLIGAND, 131I-6β-iodomethyl-19norcholest-5(10)-en-3β-ol (131I-adosterol)1 was developed in the 1970s. Increased uptake of the agent in tumor regardless of visualization of the contralateral gland suggests that the adrenal mass is usually a benign cortical adenoma.2 This agent has the potency to diagnose lesions of the adrenal cortex and has been widely used to diagnose lesi...

in this study, the effect of chamomile extract on the ability of neonatal calves to absorb immunoglobulin g (igg) was evaluated. an ethanolic extract of chamomile was obtained with the concentration of 111 mg/ml. calves were randomly divided into four groups, each receiving one of four chamomile treatments; 1: low dose (lc; 5.5 mg/kg body weight; 2: moderate dose (mc; 11 mg/kg); 3: high dose (h...

background: the implementation of patient education within a hospital is a difficult task that plays a key role in improving and controlling diseases and providing quality healthcare services. objective: the current study evaluated the effect of patient education on the quality of nursing care and inpatient satisfaction in surgical wards of selected hospitals in isfahan, iran. methods: this qua...