UNILATERAL ADRENAL-HYPERPLASIA

被引:13
作者
PIGNATELLI, D
FALCAO, H
COIMBRAPEIXOTO, A
CRUZ, F
机构
[1] HOSP SAO JOAO,DEPT HISTOL,OPORTO,PORTUGAL
[2] HOSP SAO JOAO,DEPT UROL,OPORTO,PORTUGAL
[3] HOSP SAO JOAO,DEPT GEN INTERNSHIP,OPORTO,PORTUGAL
[4] HOSP SAO JOAO,DEPT INTERNAL MED,OPORTO,PORTUGAL
[5] FAC MED PORTO,OPORTO,PORTUGAL
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10.1097/00007611-199406000-00017
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:664 / 667
页数:4
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