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Case report: schwannoma arising from the unilateral adrenal area with bilateral hyperaldosteronism

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العنوان: Case report: schwannoma arising from the unilateral adrenal area with bilateral hyperaldosteronism
المؤلفون: Naru Babaya, Yukako Makutani, Shinsuke Noso, Yoshihisa Hiromine, Hiroyuki Ito, Yasunori Taketomo, Kazuki Ueda, Hokuto Ushijima, Yoshifumi Komoike, Yuto Yamazaki, Hironobu Sasano, Yumiko Kawabata, Hiroshi Ikegami
المصدر: BMC Endocrine Disorders, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2017.
سنة النشر: 2017
المجموعة: LCC:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
مصطلحات موضوعية: Hyperaldosteronism, Incidentaloma, Paradoxical hyperplasia, Micronodular hyperplasia, Aldosterone-producing cell clusters, Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
الوصف: Abstract Background We report a rare case of a juxta-adrenal schwannoma that could not be discriminated from an adrenal tumor before surgical resection and was complicated by bilateral hyperaldosteronism. To the best of our knowledge, this is first case in which both a juxta-adrenal schwannoma and hyperaldosteronism co-existed. Case presentation A 69-year-old male treated for hypertension was found to have a left supra-renal mass (5.8 × 5.2 cm) by abdominal computed tomography. His laboratory data showed that his plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) was within the normal range, but his plasma renin activity (PRA) was reduced, resulting in an increased aldosterone/renin ratio (ARR). Load tests of captopril or furosemide in the standing position demonstrated autonomous aldosterone secretion and renin suppression. Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) with ACTH stimulation indicated bilateral hypersecretion of aldosterone. A left supra-renal tumor was resected because of the possibility of malignancy and was found to be a benign schwannoma arising from the juxta-adrenal region together with an adrenal gland. The dissected left adrenal gland was morphologically hyperplastic in the zona glomerulosa, but was immunohistochemically negative for CYP11B2 (aldosterone synthase). Multiple CYP11B2-positive adrenocortical micronodules were detected in the adrenal gland, indicating micronodular hyperplasia. Although bilateral aldosteronism was indicated by AVS before the operation, the PRA, PAC and ARR values were within their respective reference ranges after resection of the unilateral tumor, suggesting that the slight increase in hormone secretion from the remaining right-sided lesion could not be detected after resection. Conclusion A clinical and morphologic diagnosis of juxta-adrenal schwannoma is difficult, particularly in a case of hyperaldosteronism, as shown in this case. These data suggest the complexity and difficulty diagnosing adrenal incidentaloma.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1472-6823
Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0225-z; https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6823
DOI: 10.1186/s12902-017-0225-z
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/7a8e065f7a47411697157623e2e7a23b
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.7a8e065f7a47411697157623e2e7a23b
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تدمد:14726823
DOI:10.1186/s12902-017-0225-z