Adrenal adenoma
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| Adrenal Gland | |
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| Adrenal gland | |
| Latin | glandula suprarenalis |
| Gray's | subject #277 1278 |
| System | Endocrine |
| Artery | superior suprarenal artery, middle suprarenal artery, Inferior suprarenal artery |
| Vein | suprarenal veins |
| Nerve | celiac plexus, renal plexus |
| Lymph | lumbar glands |
| MeSH | Adrenal+Glands |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | Adrenal gland |
A adrenal adenoma is a benign tumor of the glandular type (adenoma) in the adrenal gland. While some adrenal adenomas do not secrete hormones at all (nonfunctional, often diagnosed incidentally as incidentalomas), some secrete cortisol (causing Cushing's syndrome), aldosterone (causing Conn's syndrome), or androgens (causing hyperandrogenism).
