Dopamine‐secreting corticomedullary mixed tumor of the adrenal gland

In addition, catecholamines produced by pheo-chromocytomas are thought to stimulate the anterior pitu-itary to secrete corticotrophin, which might lead to adrenalcortical hyperplasia and adenoma. Unfortunately, theseexplanations do not hold true of corticomedullary mixedtumors of the adrenal gland. None of the reported cases,including the present case, showed histological or clinicalevidence of malignancy. However, the rarity of these tumorsprecludes definitive conclusions regarding the origin andbiological behavior of these neoplasms.Tomoyuki Kaneko

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