Adrenal adenoma with excess secretion of corticosterone and 18-hydroxycorticosterone.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 64-year-old man with sudden onset of quadriplegia due to marked hypokalemia was referred to our clinic with suppressed plasma renin activity in the presence of a low aldosterone level. Computerized tomography demonstrated a left adrenal adenoma, shown on adrenal scintigraphy to be functioning. The elevated basal level of plasma corticosterone and its increased response to 1-24 adrenocorticotropic hormone suggested the tumor produced corticosterone. The surgical specimen was a benign adrenocortical adenoma with excess content of corticosterone and 18-hydroxycorticosterone.
Medical subject headings
- 18-Hydroxycorticosterone
- Adenoma
- Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
- Corticosterone