Competitive hormonally active adrenal tumours (aldosteroma and pheochromocytoma)

The development of two hormonally active tumours in one adrenal gland is a very rare event. Four cases with this condition are reported. Clinical, instrumental, and morphological characteristics of aldosteromas and pheochromocytomas are presented. Peculiarities of anesthesiological management of suc...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Klinicheskaia meditsina Vol. 87; no. 9; p. 58
Main Authors:	Bondarenko, V O, Lutsevich, O E, Poliakova, G A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 2009
Subjects:	Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - secretion Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Adrenalectomy - methods Adrenocortical Adenoma - diagnosis Adrenocortical Adenoma - secretion Adrenocortical Adenoma - surgery Adult Aldosterone - secretion Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Female Humans Middle Aged Pheochromocytoma - diagnosis Pheochromocytoma - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	The development of two hormonally active tumours in one adrenal gland is a very rare event. Four cases with this condition are reported. Clinical, instrumental, and morphological characteristics of aldosteromas and pheochromocytomas are presented. Peculiarities of anesthesiological management of such patients are discussed. Classification of concomitant adrenal pathologies and proposals on its modification are presented. Relevant literature publications are reviewed and analysed.
ISSN:	0023-2149