title: Hyperaldosteronism combined with hypercortisolaemia in a patient with adrenal carcinoma.
abstract: A patient with adrenal carcinoma who initially presented with features suggestive of Conn's syndrome, but subsequently was shown to produce excess cortisol and other steroids, is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Panesar
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cockram
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone