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Table 1 The preoperative and postoperative endocrinological evaluation

From: Corticomedullary mixed tumour resembling a small adrenal gland-involvement of cancer stem cells: case report

Parameter

Values

Reference Range

Preoperative

Postoperative

ACTH (ng/L)

21.2

39.5

4.8–48.8

Cortisol (nmol/L)

290

392

176.6–579.4(8 am)

510

196

66–353(4 pm)

635

146

<100(0 am)

LDDST Cortisol (nmol/L)

232

N/P

<50

HDDST Cortisol (nmol/L)

679

N/P

<145(50% baseline value)

Aldosterone (pg/ml)

42.6

76.3

60–175

UVMA (mg/24h)

16.4

7.60

<13.6

GA (%)

21.64

14.52

11–16

HbA1c (%)

7.7

5.9

4.0–6.0

CPRT (ng/ml) 0 min

0.7

0.79

0.48–0.78

  30 min

0.5

5.1

1.3–5.0

  60 min

0.6

8.66

1.25–4.6

  120 min

1.1

2.17

0.75–3.23

  180 min

1.2

0.96

0.37–1.62

FT3 (pmol/L)

2.6

4.2

3.1–6.8

FT4 (pmol/L)

16.6

12.3

11–22

TSH (mIU/L)

1.05

3.96

0.468–4.68

FSH (mIU/ml)

12.29

10.59

0.95–11.95

TEST (nmol/L)

7.73

10.36

1.68–8.11

PROG (ng/ml)

<0.1

0.2

<0.1–0.2

PRL (ng/ml)

8.62

26.14

3.46–19.4

E2 (pg/ml)

23

33

11–44

LH (mIU/ml)

4.51

8.88

1.14–8.75

  1. ACTH adrenocorticotrophin, LDDST low-dose dexamethasone suppression test, HDDST high-dose dexamethasone suppression test, UVMA urinary vanillymandelic acid, GA glycosylated albumin, HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin; CPRT C- peptide release test, FT3 free triiodothyronine, FT4 free thyroxine, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, TEST testosterone, PROG progesterone, PRL prolactin, E2 estradiol, LH luteinizing hormone, N/P not performed