An Adrenal Cortical Adenoma with Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia.
- Author:
Hyang Sun LEE
1
;
Gun Woo KIM
;
Jae Hyun KIM
;
Mi Young LEE
;
Min Sub EUM
;
Young Goo SHIN
;
Choon Hee CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. cchung@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adrenal cortical adenoma;
Adrenal medullary hyperplasia;
Pheochromocytoma
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex;
Adrenocortical Adenoma;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Pheochromocytoma
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(3):393-396
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The relationship between the adrenal cortex and medulla has been studied since the 1960s. Rarely, a patient with an adrenal cortical adenoma presents with the findings of pheochromocytoma. However, there has been no report of a case with the clinical features of pheochromocytoma showing the pathological features of an adrenal cortical adenoma with medullary hyperplasia on histological examination. We report a 59-year-old-man who was shown to have an adrenal cortical adenoma, with medullary hyperplasia, during a diagnostic work up for pheochromocytoma.
