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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenocortical Adenoma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Adenoma Corticosuprarrenal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Adenoma Adrenocortical
Synonyms
English
:
Adenoma, Adrenal Cortical
Conn's Disease
Tree Number:
C04.588.322.078.265.500
C19.053.098.265.500
C19.053.347.500.500
C19.344.078.265.500
Definition
English
:
A benign neoplasm of the
ADRENAL CORTEX
. It is characterized by a well-defined nodular lesion, usually less than 2.5 cm. Most adrenocortical adenomas are nonfunctional. The functional ones are yellow and contain
LIPIDS
. Depending on the cell type or cortical zone involved, they may produce
ALDOSTERONE
;
HYDROCORTISONE
;
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
; and/or
ANDROSTENEDIONE.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with
ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS
; do not confuse X ref CONN
DISEASE
with CONN
SYNDROME
see
HYPERALDOSTERONISM
History Note
English
:
2005 (1994); for CONN'S DISEASE use HYPERALDOSTERONISM 1985-2004
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Record Number:
31681
Unique Identifier:
D018246
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