Case Report
Adrenal and Hepatic Venous Sampling in a Case of Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Hepatic Metastasis
Table 2
Endocrinological examination.
| Hormonal profile | | Normal range | |
| Plasma ACTH (pg/mL) | 2.1 | 7.2–63.3 | Serum cortisol (μg/dL) | 9.4 | 4.0–18.3 | Plasma renin activity (ng/mL/h) | 0.2 | 0.3–2.9 | PAC (pg/mL) | 1710 | 140–1030 | Serum DHEA-S (μg/dL) | 35 | 12–133 | Urinary free cortisol (μg/24 h) | 328 | 11.2–80.3 | Urinary free aldosterone (μg/24 h) | 549 | <10 | Circadian variation of plasma ACTH and serum cortisol and low-dose (1 mg) DST results | Time | 06:00 | 16:00 | 23:00 | 1 mg DST | Plasma ACTH (pg/mL) | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | Serum cortisol (μg/dL) | 9.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
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