Catalog

Aldosterone-producing adenoma

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Link to WHO Definition

Aldosterone-producing adenoma – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1806467599

Aldosterone-producing adenoma is a surgically-correctable form of primary (hyper) aldosteronism (PA) characterised by renin suppression, unilateral aldosterone hypersecretion and moderate to severe hypertension secondary to a benign tumour of the adrenal gland (Conn adenoma).