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Functioning adrenal myelolipoma: A rare cause of hypertension

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Co-occurrence of adrenal incidentaloma with hypertension calls for evaluation of endocrine causes including pheochromocytoma, Cushing's disease, and primary aldosteronism. We are reporting 40-years-old man who presented with hypertension and adrenal mass. He had elevated metanephrines, histology of resected adrenal mass revealed adrenal myelolipoma, and immuno-histochemistry was positive for chromogranin A. Both his blood pressure and urinary metanephrines returned to normal after surgery. The association of hypertension and adrenal myelolipoma may not be entirely coincidental, as it may be associated with secreting catecholamine. Literature on such an uncommon association is reviewed briefly as well.

Source: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.119588

Authors: Jayanthy Ramesh, Nagendar Jakka, J Venkateshwarlu, Naga Satyavani, K Neelaveni

Institutions: Osmania General Hospital, Osmania Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2030782575

FWCI: 0.935

Cites: 5

Cited by: 22

Related to: 10