Abstract
Background: Adrenal cortical adenoma with aldosterone hypersecretion, the most prevalent cause of secondary hypertension, represents a significant subset of adrenal tumors with distinct clinical implications.
Clinical Description: A 30-year-old female presented with generalized body pain for two years and multiple episodes of sudden onset progressive weakness of the upper and lower limbs.
Management: The diagnosis was confirmed by serum aldosterone and plasma renin activity and a laparoscopic right adrenalectomy was performed. The histopathology of the removed specimen helped to rule out adrenal cortical carcinoma
Conclusion: A prompt diagnosis and surgical management improves the quality of life for patients with such rare diseases.
Publisher
Athenaeum Scientific Publishers
Subject
General Medicine,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science,General Medicine,Ocean Engineering,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science,General Medicine