ea0067gp13 | Poster Presentations | EYES2019
Filipowicz Dorota
, Cyrańska-Chyrek Ewa
, Szczepanek-Parulska Ewelina
, Hernik Aleksandra
, Klimont Anna
, Ruchała Marek
Background: ACTH-Independent Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia (AIMAH) is usually manifested as both-sided adrenal incidentalomas with subclinical overproduction of cortisol (<2% of Cushings syndrome). The pathogenesis involves genetic factors, expression of adrenal aberrant hormone receptors and paracrine adrenal corticotropin (ACTH) secretion. Treatment is usually bilateral adrenalectomy, but in some cases also unilateral adrenalectomy or pharmacologic therapy can b...