Adrenocortical adenoma

Adrenocortical adenoma

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A adrenocortical adenoma (or adrenal cortical adenoma) is a benign tumor of the adrenal cortex.

It can present with Cushing's syndrome or primary aldosteronism.cite web |url=http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?adrenocortical+adenoma |title=Definition: adrenocortical adenoma from Online Medical Dictionary |format= |work= |accessdate=]

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* adrenal tumor


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