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An Adrenal Cortical Adenoma with Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia  

Lee, Hyang-Sun (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Kim, Gun-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Kim, Jae-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Lee, Mi-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Eum, Min-Sub (Department of Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Shin, Young-Goo (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
Chung, Choon-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.81, no.3, 2011 , pp. 393-396 More about this Journal
Abstract
The relationship between the adrenal cortex and medulla has been studied since the 1960s. Rarely, a patient with an adrenal cortical adenoma presents with the findings of pheochromocytoma. However, there has been no report of a case with the clinical features of pheochromocytoma showing the pathological features of an adrenal cortical adenoma with medullary hyperplasia on histological examination. We report a 59-year-old-man who was shown to have an adrenal cortical adenoma, with medullary hyperplasia, during a diagnostic work up for pheochromocytoma.
Keywords
Adrenal cortical adenoma; Adrenal medullary hyperplasia; Pheochromocytoma;
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