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ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2020

Unique Sex Steroid Profiles in Estrogen-Producing Adrenocortical Adenoma Associated With Bilateral Hyperaldosteronism.

Yuta Tezuka, Yuto Yamazaki, Yoshikiyo Ono, Ryo Morimoto, Kei Omata, Kazumasa Seiji, Kei Takase, Yoshihide Kawasaki, Akihiro Ito, Yasuhiro Nakamura and 3 more

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Article in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuta TezukaDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1546-6949
Yuto YamazakiDepartment of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yoshikiyo OnoDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1873-7388
Ryo MorimotoDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Kei OmataDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Kazumasa SeijiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Kei TakaseDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yoshihide KawasakiDepartment of Urology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Akihiro ItoDepartment of Urology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yasuhiro NakamuraDivision of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Hideo HarigaeDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Hironobu SasanoDepartment of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6600-8641
Fumitoshi SatohDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Tohoku University Hospital · JPTohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital · JPTohoku University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because of its rarity, our understanding of steroidogenesis in estrogen-producing adrenocortical adenoma, including the response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation, remains limited. A 65-year-old man was referred to us because of primary aldosteronism and a right adrenal tumor. Endocrinological evaluations revealed secondary hypogonadism due to hyperestrogenemia. Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) and subsequent liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) indicated bilateral hyperaldosteronism and a right estrogen-producing adrenocortical tumor. He subsequently underwent right unilateral adrenalectomy, which resulted in clinical remission of hypogonadism. Subsequent histopathological analysis identified a right estrogen-producing adrenocortical adenoma and multiple, concomitant adrenocortical micronodules. Sequential evaluation of steroid profiles using LC-MS/MS revealed unique hormone production, including adrenal androgens, and less responsiveness to ACTH in the right estrogen-producing adrenocortical adenoma as compared to the nonneoplastic adrenal cortex. This case study revealed unique profiles of steroid production in estrogen-producing adrenocortical adenoma associated with concomitant primary aldosteronism. Sequential steroid profiling analysis using LC-MS/MS in combination with AVS can contribute to the diagnosis of various adrenal disorders.

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ACTHadrenal venous samplingestrogen-producing adrenocortical adenomaLC-MS/MSprimary aldosteronism

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PMID32099947
PMCPMC7031070
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