Laboratory data:
- serum glucose (on admission): 15.90 mmol/L
- HbA1c: 7.40 %
- C-peptide: 3.09 ng/mL
- cortisol (8.00): 14.8 µg/dl
- cortisol (22.00): 14.2 µg/dl
- 24h Cortisol in urine: 777 µg
- AKTH: <1.00 pg/ml
Brain MRI showed no evidence of pituitary microadenoma.
Patient underwent laparoscopic left side adrenalectomy.
Pathologist conclusion was:
- Macroscopically: received tissue material is cut in small pieces, excision line and fatty capsule are difficult to visualize
- tissue size: 13 x 11 cm
- bright yellow in color.
- Microscopically: Adrenal cortical clear cell nodules, with solid, trabecular composition, lacunar hemorrhages and some amount of fibrosis in stroma
- Capsule intact
- ICD-O code: M8370/0
- No special immunohistological tests were performed