Unilateral adrenal hyperplasia.
A case of unilateral primary adrenal hyperplasia, without concomitant hypokalemia, is presented. After surgical removal of the gland, a complete remission occurred. This rare condition may, in fact, be more frequent than thought as it can coexist with normokalemia. We postulate that it is probably a new phase of the transformation between hyperplasia and adenomas that can also occur in the adrenal cortex similar to such transformations in other endocrine organs.
Pignatelli
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Department of Endocrinology, Hospital de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
Falcão
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H
Coimbra-Peixoto
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A
Cruz
F
F
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000209:etiology; D006965:Hyperplasia; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged