Case report: schwannoma arising from the unilateral adrenal area with bilateral hyperaldosteronism

Case report: schwannoma arising from the unilateral adrenal area with bilateral hyperaldosteronism

Abstract Background We report a rare case of a juxta-adrenal schwannoma that could not be discriminated from an adrenal tumor before surgical resection and was complicated by bilateral hyperaldosteronism. To the best of our knowledge, this is first case in which both a juxta-adrenal schwannoma and h...

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Main Authors: Naru Babaya, Yukako Makutani, Shinsuke Noso, Yoshihisa Hiromine, Hiroyuki Ito, Yasunori Taketomo, Kazuki Ueda, Hokuto Ushijima, Yoshifumi Komoike, Yuto Yamazaki, Hironobu Sasano, Yumiko Kawabata, Hiroshi Ikegami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Hyperaldosteronism
Incidentaloma
Paradoxical hyperplasia
Micronodular hyperplasia
Aldosterone-producing cell clusters
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0225-z

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