Subtotal Adrenalectomy in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2

Authors

Bertil Hamberger
Margareta Telenius-Berg
Bjorn Cedermark
Staffan Grondal
Bengt-Goran Hansson
Sigbritt Werner

Abstract

We report two patients in whom pheochromocytoma was treated by subtotal adrenalectomy leaving a rim of vascularized cortical tissue in situ. Both patients are doing well without cortisol supplementation although they have subnormal cortisol responses to ACTH stimulation.

Recommended Citation

Hamberger, Bertil; Telenius-Berg, Margareta; Cedermark, Bjorn; Grondal, Staffan; Hansson, Bengt-Goran; and Werner, Sigbritt (1987) "Subtotal Adrenalectomy in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 35 : No. 2 , 127-128.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol35/iss2/14