Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Although primary aldosteronism (PA) is the common cause of hypertension subjected to surgery, methods of pathological confirmation of aldosterone overproduction have not been established. Aim of the study was to investigate immunohistochemically the expression of CYP11B2 in the adrenal tissue of PA.Methods: Twenty five patients with PA including 20 patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and 5 patients without APA (non-APA) were stu...