Silent Adrenal Pheochromocytoma Coexistent with Corticomedullary Hyperplasia: A Case Incidentally Discovered

Silent Adrenal Pheochromocytoma Coexistent with Corticomedullary Hyperplasia: A Case Incidentally Discovered

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is a rare catecholamine-producing tumour arising from chromaffin cells in the sympatho-adrenal system, and can present as asymptomatic adrenal incidentaloma (AI). Patient: We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman with a right adrenal mass incidentally discov...

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Main Authors: Luigi Petramala, Federica Olmati, Antonio Concistrè, Vincenza Saraceno, Gino Iannucci, Antonio Ciardi, Giorgio De Toma, Claudio Letizia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2017-10-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Adrenal Incidentaloma
Subclinical Hypercortisolism
Pheochromocytoma
adrenal hyperplasia
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/714

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