Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 75, 76-81, Copyright © 1992 by Endocrine Society

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Clinical and genetic features of adrenocortical lesions in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

B Skogseid, C Larsson, PG Lindgren, E Kvanta, J Rastad, E Theodorsson, L Wide, E Wilander and K Oberg
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Sweden.

In multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1), benign enlargement of the adrenal cortex has been found in about one third of necropsy cases. To elucidate the clinical and genetic characteristics of the MEN-1 adrenal lesion, we have investigated 33 MEN-1 patients. Twelve individuals (37%) demonstrated adrenal enlargement, which was bilateral in 7 of them. Histopathology revealed diffuse and nodular cortical hyperplasia, adenomas, and a single case of adrenocortical carcinoma. The apparently benign adrenal enlargements were not associated with presently ascertainable biochemical disturbances in the hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenocortical axis, and they were without radiological signs of progression during follow-up. The individual developing unilateral adrenocortical carcinoma showed rapid adrenal expansion, feminization, and an abnormal urinary steroid profile after 4 yr of observation for bilateral minor adrenal enlargements. Pancreatic endocrine tumors were significantly overrepresented and present in all MEN-1 individuals with adrenal involvement. In agreement with findings in sporadic cases, the MEN-1 adrenocortical carcinoma genome showed loss of constitutional heterozygosity for alleles at 17p, 13q, 11p, and 11q. The benign adrenal lesions retained heterozygosity for the MEN-1 locus at chromosome 11 q 13. Despite its prevalence and malignant potential, the pituitary-independent adrenocortical proliferation does not appear to be a primary lesion in MEN-1, but might represent a secondary phenomenon, perhaps related to the pancreatic endocrine tumor.

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