title: [Gammagraphic study of nodular adrenal hyperplasia].
abstract: A common cause of the Cushing's Syndrome (CS) is nodular suprarenal hyperplasia (NSH), which is characterized by the presence of nodes in both suprarenal glands. Its pathophysiology is not well known and its diagnosis is quite difficult due to the heterogenicity of the biochemical and radiological data. We analyzed the suprarenal gammagraphies (SRG) of 7 patients with anatomopathological diagnosis of NSH. Bilateral uptake was observed in all cases and in five patients, such bilateral uptake presented a clear asymmetry. We believe that these observations demonstrate a bilateral suprarenal affectation and are of great use in order to orientate the diagnosis of NSH and, especially, in order to differentiate it from other suprarenal diseases causing CS, like adenomas, in which uptake is unilateral.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Domínguez Gadea
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Díez Jiménez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lancha Hernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crespo Díez
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002784:Cholesterol; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Estudio gammagráfico de la hiperplasia suprarrenal nodular.