Hyperaldosteronism Due to Unsuspected Adrenal carcinoma: Discovery During Investigation of hypertension in a Young Woman
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 126 (6) , 783-786
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)54747-3
Abstract
During investigation for hypertension a 19-yr-old black woman was found to have an unsuspected adrenal carcinoma. Hyperaldosteronism was established as the cause of the hypertension by observing suppressed plasma renin activity and nonsuppressible plasma adlosterone concentration. The causal relationship was confirmed by a cure of the hypertension and a return in the responsiveness of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis to normal after removal of the carcinoma. This report emphasizes the value of a comprehensive investigation of hypertension, especially in young patients.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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