Adrenals

• adrenal epithelioid angiomyolipoma
  14 July 2010

  Monotypic epithelioid angiomyolipoma of the adrenal gland

• oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma
  14 July 2010

  adrenal oncocytoma, adrenocortical oncocytoma

• virilizing adrenocortical tumors
  26 June 2010

  Types
  virilizing adrenocortical adenoma
  virilizing adrenocortical carcinoma
  See also
  adrenocortical tumors
  References
  Virilizing adrenal adenoma in a 20 month-old girl. Quintos JB, Salas M. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Sep;22(9):779-80. PMID: 19960887 [Free]
  Virilizing adrenocortical carcinoma in a child with Turner syndrome and somatic TP53 gene mutation. Ko JH, Lee HS, Hong J, Hwang JS. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;169(4):501-4. PMID: #19701813#
  A case of pediatric virilizing (...)

• NR0B1A-associated adrenal hypoplasia
  20 April 2010

  X-linked primary adrenal hypoplasia; NR0B1A-associated adrenal hypoplasia; DAX1-associated adrenal hypoplasia

• bilateral cystic neuroblastoma
  10 November 2009

  References
  Life-Threatening Bilateral Adrenal Cystic Neuroblastoma in an Infant. Avanzini S, Conte M, Granata C, Zamorani EM, Sementa AR, Garaventa A, Buffa P, Sorrentino S. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Oct 31. PMID: #19887960#
  Liver transplant in an infant with bilateral cystic neuroblastoma complicated by hepatic metastases and life-threatening consumption coagulopathy. Haberal M, Ozcay F, Sevmis S, Karakayali H, Moray G, Torgay A, Coskun M, Demirhan B, Sarialioglu F, Arslan G. (...)

• adrenal metastasis
  10 November 2009

  See also
  adrenal tumors
  metastasis

• adrenal storage diseases
  12 June 2009

  Types
  adrenoleukodystrophy
  Pompe disease (GSD2)
  Wolman disease
  See also
  adrenal diseases
  storage diseases

• hereditary unresponsiveness to ACTH
  12 June 2009

  Definition: Rare endocrine disease due to abnormalities of ACTH receptor in adrenocortical cells.
  Clinical synopsis
  seizures
  hypoglycemia
  muscle weakness
  hyperpigmentation similar to Addison disease
  low plasma cortisol levels
  increased serum ACTH
  Microscopy
  normal zona glomerulosa
  atrophic zona fasciculata and reticularis
  See also
  adrenal diseases

• congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia
  12 June 2009

  Synopsis
  very rare
  low cortisol and aldosterone secretion
  high levels of ACTH, FSH, LH and plasma rennin
  present with severe adrenal insufficiency in neonatal period
  usually death occurs in infancy.
  See also
  congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  References
  Ovarian cyst torsion in a patient with congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia. Jin HY, Choi JH, Lee BH, Kim GH, Kim HK, Yoo HW. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Nov 6. PMID: (...)

• salt wasting syndrome
  12 June 2009

  Synopsis
  lack of aldosterone production
  usually evident soon after birth
  hypotension
  decreased serum sodium
  increased serum potassium
  acidosis
  cardiovascular collapse
  death
  See also
  congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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