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Table 1 Hormonal characteristic of rare adrenal tumors

From: The collection of five interesting cases of adrenal tumors from one medical center

Patient sex/age

Morphology

DHEAS serum

Cortisol urinary

Cortisol serum 8:00 am/8:00 pm

Normetanephtines/metanephrines/VMA urinary

Observation time

Outcome

P1

Normal

80.1

356

290/62

700/550/-

3 years

NED

M/46

Normetanephrines 249

Metanephrines 49.1

P2

Normal

135

215

401.4/68.9

690/442/-

7 years

NED

F/34

Normetanephrines 387

Metanephrines 189

P3

Eosinophilia 2,500/1 mm3

33

115

294/54

529/229/-

11 years

NED

F/47

Eosinophilia 350/1 mm3

P4

Anemia

18.15

400

502.4/68.9

-/-/7.35

2 years

Died

F/64

Hb 10.6; Hct 36.3; Mcv 85.4; PLT 309; WBC 9.38

P5

Normal

425

120

748/132

-/-/5.2

17 years

NED

F/40

       
  1. Normal ranges:
  2. serum DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate): 34 to 430 ug/dl;
  3. 24-hour cortisol urinary excretion: 12 to 486 nmol/24 hours;
  4. serum cortisol 8:00 am: 101 to 536 nmol/dl;
  5. serum cortisol 8:00 pm: 47 to 458 nmol/dl;
  6. 1 mg Dexamethasone suppression test: <50 nmol/l;
  7. 24-hour normetanephrines urinary excretion: <600 ug/24 hours;
  8. 24-hour metanephrines excretion: <350 ug/24 hours;
  9. 24-hour vanilinmandelic acid (VMA): 4 to 8 mg/24 hours;
  10. NED: no evidence of disease.