Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: Experience from 12 Cases
Joint Authors
Fan, Tianyong
Gao, Liang
Lv, Xiao
Qian, Shengqiang
Bu, Siyuan
Yuan, Jiuhong
Wei, Qiang
Yang, Lu
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To dissect the characteristics of adrenal medullary hyperplasia (AMH) and share our experience of diagnosis and treatment of AMH.
Methods.
From 1999 to 2013, 12 cases of AMH have been pathologically diagnosed after operation in our hospital.
The clinical characteristics, process of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis during follow-up of all patients are summarized retrospectively.
Results.
Four cases were trended to be AMH and 6 cases were trended to be pheochromocytoma before operation; moreover, the other two patients were diagnosed accidentally.
All patients, except for the patient with mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of left kidney by open surgery, experienced a smooth laparoscopic adrenalectomy, including 2 with radical nephrectomy, 10 of which experienced unilateral adrenalectomy, 1 was bilaterally partial adrenalectomy, and the remaining one was unilaterally complete removal and then 2/3 partially contralateral excision.
After a medium follow-up of 6.5 years, it demonstrated a satisfactory outcome of 8 cured patients and 4 symptomatic improved patients.
Conclusions.
AMH presents a mimicking morphology and clinical manifestation with pheochromocytoma.
Surgery could be the only effective choice for the treatment of AMH and showed a preferable prognosis after a quite long follow-up.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Lu& Gao, Liang& Lv, Xiao& Qian, Shengqiang& Bu, Siyuan& Wei, Qiang…[et al.]. 2014. Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: Experience from 12 Cases. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Lu…[et al.]. Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: Experience from 12 Cases. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Lu& Gao, Liang& Lv, Xiao& Qian, Shengqiang& Bu, Siyuan& Wei, Qiang…[et al.]. Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: Experience from 12 Cases. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1036580