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Gaceta mexicana de oncología
versão On-line ISSN 2565-005Xversão impressa ISSN 1665-9201
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SILVA-BENITO, Fernando et al. Aldosteronoma. Case report and literature review. Gac. mex. oncol. [online]. 2020, vol.19, suppl.1, pp.1-5. Epub 14-Fev-2022. ISSN 2565-005X. https://doi.org/10.24875/j.gamo.19000132.
Introduction:
Primary aldosteronism is commonly caused by an aldosterone-producing adenoma. It should be suspected in patients with hypertension associated with intermittent or permanent hypokalemia.
Clinical case:
52-year-old woman diagnosed with right aldosteronoma, treated by laparoscopy, presented with arterial hypertension of 10 years of evolution, muscular weakness and persistent hypokalemia. Computed tomography showed a tumor in the right adrenal gland, an aldosterone of 483 pg/ml (normal: <200 pg/ml), a renin-aldosterone ratio of 966 and a serum potassium of 2.21 mmol/l. A laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed without complications with a surgical time of 127 minutes, bleeding of 50 ml, hospital stay of 4 days, normalization of blood pressure and elevated serum potassium levels.
Conclusions:
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy continues to be the route of choice for treatment in patients with tumors smaller than 8 cm, those greater than 6-8 cm have a higher risk of malignancy. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment minimize the progression of vascular damage mediated by hypertension.
Palavras-chave : Primary hyperaldosteronism; Aldosteronoma; Laparoscopic adrenalectomy.