Adrenal cortical diseases: international case conference

Endocr Pathol. 2002 Summer;13(2):141-8. doi: 10.1385/ep:13:2:141.

Abstract

Six pathologists from Japan and the United Kingdom evaluated four different cases of adrenocortical disorders independently. These adrenocortical disorders included an adrenal tumor in a 45-yr-old female without any endocrine abnormalities, bilateral adrenocortical lesions in a 55-yr-old female with Cushing syndrome, an adrenocortical mass in a 44-yr-old man with hypertension, and an adrenocortical lesion in a 62-yr-old female with chronic hypertension for 30 yr. In this article, we provide a clinical summary, macroscopic and histologic findings, and histologic diagnosis of these four adrenocortical cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases / complications
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases / pathology*
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / physiopathology*
  • Adrenocortical Adenoma / complications
  • Adrenocortical Adenoma / pathology
  • Adrenocortical Adenoma / physiopathology
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma / pathology
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma / physiopathology
  • Cushing Syndrome / complications
  • Cushing Syndrome / pathology
  • Cushing Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperaldosteronism / complications
  • Hyperaldosteronism / pathology
  • Hyperaldosteronism / physiopathology
  • Hyperplasia / complications
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Hyperplasia / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged