Clinical Study
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia: Experience from 12 Cases
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of patients.
| | Male | Female | Total | | number of patients | number of patients |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 12 | Medium age (range) | 47 (39–71) | 33.5 (27–45) | 41.5 (27–71) | Symptoms | | | | Hypertension | 7 | 3 | 10 | Headache | 3 | 2 | 5 | Dizziness | 4 | 2 | 6 | Nausea and vomiting | 3 | 1 | 4 | Heart anomalies | 2 | 1 | 3 | Operation | | | | Laparoscopic | 7 | 4 | 11 | Open | 1 | — | 1 | Lesions | | | | Hyperplasia only | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mass only | 4 | 1 | 5 | Hyperplasia and mass | 3 | 0 | 3 | Size of mass (cm) | | | | Medium | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Range | 0.2–1.5 | — | 0.2–1.5 | Follow-up (yr) | | | | Medium | 6.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Range | 2–14 | 1–9 | 1–14 |
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