title: Calcified aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma.
abstract: We report the first case of benign aldosteronoma of an ordinary size with calcifications. We review the clinical, clinical imaging, histopathological, and laboratory features of aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma versus carcinoma. We conclude that no single feature is diagnostic, and the full range of data must be considered. Calcifications may not necessarily be a distinguishing point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Marshall University School of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia 25704, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Jelic
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Triest
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheils
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cherry
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Baltaro
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sheils
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Solanki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chertow
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone