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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical findings

From: Successful treatment for adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia with laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a case series

Case

Age

Gender

Body mass index (kg/m2)

Size of adrenal gland

(L/R, cm)

Cushing’s symptoms

Serum cortisol (μg/dL) (basal values: 5.3 to 11.0)

Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (pg/mL) (normal values: 7.2 to 63.3)

      

At 8 a.m.

At 11 p.m.

 

1

56

F

21.2

6.5/5.5

+

21.5

20.4

<5.0

2

37

M

26.6

10.5/8.5

+

34.1

28.7

<5.0

3

80

F

21.7

4.0/3.5

+

14.2

16.2

<5.0

4

66

M

29.6

6.0/8.5

-

10.4

10.7

<5.0