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ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2014

Diagnosis and treatment of adrenal medullary hyperplasia: experience from 12 cases.

Lu Yang, Liang Gao, Xiao Lv, Shengqiang Qian, Siyuan Bu, Qiang Wei, Jiuhong Yuan, Tianyong Fan

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Article in International journal of endocrinology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lu YangDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Liang GaoDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xiao LvDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Shengqiang QianDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Siyuan BuDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Qiang WeiDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Jiuhong YuanDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, China.
Tianyong FanDepartment of Urology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang 618000, China.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. To dissect the characteristics of adrenal medullary hyperplasia (AMH) and share our experience of diagnosis and treatment of AMH. Methods. From 1999 to 2013, 12 cases of AMH have been pathologically diagnosed after operation in our hospital. The clinical characteristics, process of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis during follow-up of all patients are summarized retrospectively. Results. Four cases were trended to be AMH and 6 cases were trended to be pheochromocytoma before operation; moreover, the other two patients were diagnosed accidentally. All patients, except for the patient with mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of left kidney by open surgery, experienced a smooth laparoscopic adrenalectomy, including 2 with radical nephrectomy, 10 of which experienced unilateral adrenalectomy, 1 was bilaterally partial adrenalectomy, and the remaining one was unilaterally complete removal and then 2/3 partially contralateral excision. After a medium follow-up of 6.5 years, it demonstrated a satisfactory outcome of 8 cured patients and 4 symptomatic improved patients. Conclusions. AMH presents a mimicking morphology and clinical manifestation with pheochromocytoma. Surgery could be the only effective choice for the treatment of AMH and showed a preferable prognosis after a quite long follow-up.

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