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Histopathological classification of cross-sectional image negative hyperaldosteronism
Author(s) -
Yuto Yamazaki,
Yasuhiro Nakamura,
Kei Omata,
Kazue Ise,
Yuta Tezuka,
Yoshikiyo Ono,
Ryo Morimoto,
Yukinaga Nozawa,
Celso E. Gómez-Sánchez,
Scott A. Tomlins,
William E. Rainey,
Sadayoshi Ito,
Fumitoshi Satoh,
Hironobu Sasano
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-2986
Subject(s) - hyperaldosteronism , aldosterone synthase , aldosterone , germline mutation , hyperplasia , medicine , biology , pathology , immunohistochemistry , endocrinology , mutation , renin–angiotensin system , gene , genetics , blood pressure
Approximately half of patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) have clinically evident disease according to clinical (hypertension) and/or laboratory (aldosterone and renin levels) findings but do not have nodules detectable in routine cross-sectional imaging. However, the detailed histopathologic, steroidogenic, and pathobiological features of cross-sectional image-negative PA are controversial.

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