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Abstract
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.
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- Adenoma, Adrenal Cortical
- Adenoma, Adrenocortical
- Adenomas, Adrenal Cortical
- Adenomas, Adrenocortical
- Adrenal Cortical Adenoma
- Adrenal Cortical Adenomas
- Adrenocortical Adenomas
- Conn Adenoma
- Conn Disease
- Conn's Disease
- Adenoma, Conn
- Adenomas, Conn
- Conn Adenomas
- Conns Disease
- Disease, Conn
- Disease, Conn's
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate IM with ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; do not confuse entry term CONN DISEASE with CONN SYNDROME see HYPERALDOSTERONISM
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History Note
2005 (1994); for CONN'S DISEASE use HYPERALDOSTERONISM 1985-2004
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- Adenoma (1966-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Adrenocortical Adenoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018246. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018246
- Adrenocortical Adenoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenocortical_adenoma
- Adrenocortical Adenoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4684749