- A Case of Adrenal Cystic Pheochromocytoma with Contralateral Adrenocortical Adenoma Causing Subclinical Cushing's Syndrome.
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Chang Jun Park, Joo Wan Seo, Hyeog Gyu Seoung, Jung Hee Koh, Yong Jae Lee, Bo Hyun Kim, In Ju Kim
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Endocrinol Metab. 2012;27(4):323-328. Published online December 20, 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2012.27.4.323
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- Bilateral adrenal neoplasms are associated with metastatic cancer, pheochromocytoma and lymphoma. The coexistence of a unilateral functioning adrenocortical adenoma with contralateral pheochromocytoma is extremely rare. A 52-year-old woman complained of fatigue, headache, palpitation, and progressive weight gain. Hormonal assessment demonstrated high 24 hours urine epinephrine, norepinephrine, and free cortisol. A dexamethasone suppression test (overnight 1 mg, low dose 2 mg) showed insuppressible cortisol. Computerized tomographic scanning revealed a bilateral adrenal tumor. To preserve adrenal function, right adrenalectomy along with left adrenal tumorectomy was performed. Histological finding of the right adrenal tumor was pheochromocytoma and the left adrenal tumor was adrenocortical adenoma. This patient was the first case of a functional adrenocortical adenoma with contralateral cystic pheochromocytoma in Korea. We report the case with a review of the literature.
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- A Case of Bilateral ACTH-independent Adrenal Adenomas with Cushing's Syndrome Treated by Ipsilateral Total and Contralateral Partial Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Seung Ah Park, Dong min Jung, Soon young Kim, Nan Young Choi, Tae-jun Kim, Yong kyun Kim, Seong kyun Na, Chul Sik Kim, Seong Jin Lee, Sung-Hee Ihm, Jun Goo Kang The Korean Journal of Obesity.2013; 22(4): 254. CrossRef
- Pancytopenia Associated with Hypopituitarism in an Acromegaly Patient: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature.
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Jung Hee Koh, Yong Jae Lee, Ji Hyun Kang, Bo Kwang Choi, Yun Kyung Jeon, Sang Soo Kim, Bo Hyun Kim, In Joo Kim
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Endocrinol Metab. 2012;27(4):308-313. Published online December 20, 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2012.27.4.308
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- We present the case of a patient with acromegaly who had pancytopenia with hypopituitarism secondary to the excision of a pituitary macroadenoma and radiation therapy. A 28-year-old man presented with pancytopenia and serum electrolyte abnormalities. He was diagnosed with acromegaly and underwent surgery and gamma-knife radiotherapy for a pituitary macroadenoma at the age of 22 years. A recent brain magnetic resonance imaging showed an empty sella, and the basal hormonal profile demonstrated deficiencies of pituitary hormones except thyrotropin. As presenting pancytopenia, his bone marrow biopsy showed hypocellular marrow. The total number of hemocytes increased after hydrocortisone replacement. Hypopituitarism was a possible cause of pancytopenia, and glucocorticoids had crucial effects on converting pancytopenia to normal in this case.
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