Intra-adrenal corticotropin in bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: Report of two Japanese cases

Int J Urol. 2018 Mar;25(3):307-308. doi: 10.1111/iju.13515. Epub 2017 Dec 21.

Authors

Hisamitsu Ide¹, Yan Lu², Masaya Ono³, Takuo Tokairin⁴, Hiroshi Okada¹, Shigeo Horie²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan.
² Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Urology, Hanyu General Hospital, Hanyu, Saitama, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 29268306
DOI: 10.1111/iju.13515

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Glands / cytology
Adrenal Glands / diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Glands / metabolism*
Adrenal Glands / pathology
Adrenalectomy
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / analysis*
Cushing Syndrome / blood
Cushing Syndrome / diagnosis*
Cushing Syndrome / surgery
Cushing Syndrome / urine
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone / blood
Hydrocortisone / urine
Male
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography

Substances

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Hydrocortisone

Supplementary concepts

Acth-Independent Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia