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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
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31681
Unique Identifier:
D018246
Occurrence in VHL
:
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