Androgen-Secreting Adrenal Adenomas
| Autor: | Graciela E. Cross, Reynaldo M. Gómez, Oscar D. Bruno, M Vanegas, Karina Danilowicz, Nora M.E. Albiger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Hirsutism medicine.medical_specialty Adenoma medicine.drug_class Androgen Excess Cushing syndrome Pregnancy Internal medicine Humans Medicine Adrenal adenoma Testosterone Cushing Syndrome Ovarian Neoplasms business.industry Adrenal gland Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Androgen Virilism Adrenal Cortex Function Tests Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Adrenocortical Adenoma Androgens Female Hyperandrogenism business Pregnancy Complications Neoplastic |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics & Gynecology. 100:1099-1102 |
| ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00006250-200211001-00018 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: The androgen source in women with hirsutism and signs of virilism may be the ovary or adrenal gland. CASES: Three patients with androgen excess are reported. Two had hyperandrogenemia and Cushing syndrome with an adrenal mass greater than 5.5 cm; the third had a small adrenal adenoma secreting only testosterone and responsive to human chorionic gonadotropin. In all cases, the pathologic report from surgery and the long-term resolution of symptoms confirmed the benign nature of the tumors. CONCLUSION: Basal and dynamic hormonal tests cannot precisely differentiate ovarian from adrenal tumors. Adrenal adenomas must be considered as a cause of hyperandrogenic syndrome. |
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