Adrenal nodules are what disease

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Adrenal nodules are a very common disease, normally seen in adrenal adenoma. Adrenal adenoma belongs to a benign tumor, the incidence is very high, because most adrenal adenoma has endocrine function, can secrete cortisol or aldosterone and other hormones, so it will affect the body endocrine, causing endocrine disorders; if cortisol secretion is excessive, it will cause cortisol hyperactivity, mainly manifested as full moon face, buffalo back, skin purple lines and other symptoms of concentric obesity; If the secretion of aldosterone is too much, it will cause hypertension, hypokalemia and other clinical symptoms. Therefore, adrenal nodules should be treated in time. Generally, adrenal adenomas are treated by minimally invasive surgery, often using laparoscopic adrenal tumor removal surgery.

Adrenal nodules are what disease



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