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adenoma
(redirected from Adrenal adenoma)

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adenoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death.
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(1,10,13) This form of "autoparathyroidectomy" or "parathyroid apoplexy" results in hemorrhagic necrosis of the gland that is similar to processes seen in other endocrine gland neoplasms, namely pituitary apoplexy and adrenal adenoma.
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In about one-half of these cases, the tumors are noncancerous growths of adrenal tissue, called adrenal adenomas, which release excess cortisol into the blood.
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