Table 1 Patient hormone expression profile
Hormone (reference range) | On first admission | After left adrenalectomy | On second admission |
|---|---|---|---|
Cortisol 8, ng/mL (50–280 ng/mL) | 604 | 244 | 217 |
Cortisol 16, ng/mL (20–140 ng/mL) | 361 | 294 | 252 |
Cortisol 24, ng/mL (10–120 ng/mL) | 443 | 273 | 281 |
ACTH 8, pg/mL (5.08–32.8 pg/mL) | 11.72 | 7.21 | 7.06 |
ACTH 16, pg/mL (10.7–30.5 pg/mL) | 9.25 | 9.17 | 10.44 |
ACTH 24, pg/mL (5–15 pg/mL) | 12.27 | 9.25 | 5.25 |
Vanillylmandelic acid, μmol/24 h (9.6-50.0 μmol/24 h urine) | 23.40 | – | 29.80 |
17-hydroxycorticosteroid, μmol/24 h (5.5-33.2 μmol/24 h urine) | 14.30 | – | 15.80 |
17-ketosteroid, μmol/24 h (13.9-76.3 μmol/24 h urine) | 43.90 | – | 52.70 |
Orthostatic renin activity, ng/mL/h (0.33-5.15 ng/mL/h) | 5.96 | – | 9.19 |
Clinostatic renin activity, ng/mL/h (0.07-1.51 ng/mL/h) | 2.25 | – | 15.88 |
Thyroxine, T4, nmol/L (78.38-157.4 nmol/L) | 41.83 | – | – |
Free thyroxine, nmol/L (7.86-20.1 nmol/L) | 0.1 | – | – |