Adrenal cortical carcinoma: an unusual cause of hyperaldosteronism.
Although secondary hyperaldosteronism due to renal vein thrombosis may occur as a result of renal cell carcinoma or adrenal cortical carcinoma, primary hyperaldosteronism is rarely associated with the latter. This paper describes a patient with adrenal cortical carcinoma who presented with the clinical features of primary hyperaldosteronism 1 year after hypertension had been diagnosed; intravenous pyelography had not been done then. Drug therapy was ineffective, and the patient died 10 weeks after presentation.
D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000209:etiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood
D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin