| Autor: |
Ohkubo Y; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan., Yamazaki M; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan., Shimada Y; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan., Kubota S; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan., Takayama S; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan., Oiwa A; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan., Yamazaki Y; Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan., Sasano H; Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan., Komatsu M; Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan. |
| Abstrakt: |
A 56-year-old man presented with a history of hypertension; clinically, the patient had primary aldosteronism (PA) and a 4-cm left adrenal tumor. The left adrenal glands, resected by adrenalectomy, also contained ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT). An immunohistochemical analysis of steroid-converting enzymes revealed an aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA). Among 19 previously reported cases of adrenal ETT, 4 had adrenal hormonal abnormalities, all of which were PA. This is the first case of adrenal ETT coexisting with APA, confirmed by steroid-converting enzyme expression. Further analyses using cumulative case data are required to clarify the correlation between adrenal ETT and APA. |
