ea0056gp28 | Adrenal clinical | ECE2018
Gunnarsdottir Hrafnhildur
, Agnarsson Bjarni A
, Jonasdottir Sigurros
, Birgisson Guojon
, Sigurjonsdottir Helga Agusta
Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is an important cause of hypertension. Adrenal hyperplasia (AH) and aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma (APA) are considered the most frequent causes of PA. Histopathological analysis of unilateral PA has been difficult since no clear morphological criteria existed for defining aldosterone-producing cells. Recently, the distribution of adrenal cells forming aldosterone and cortisol has been studied by using specific monoclonal ...