Ectopic Adrenocortical Adenoma Causing Malignant Hypertension and Hypokalemia

24 July 2025 : Case report

Xiaoyong Hu

^{BEF 1}, Djandan Tadum Arthur Vithran

^{EF 2,3}, Zhaoying Yang^{BCD 1}, Hongjian Li

^{ACG 1*}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948022

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948022

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Table 2 Patient’s blood and urine laboratory results on presentation.

	Patient’s value	Reference range

Potassium, mmol/L	2.07	3.5–5.0
Plasma renin, ng/mL	0.04	0.20–1.90
Plasma aldosterone, ng/dL	47.61	LP: 2.94–16.15 ng/dLSP: 3.81–31.5 ng/dL
Homocysteine, umol/L	19	6–15

Potassium, mmol/L	25.43	Varies
Microalbuminuria, mg/L	101.1	0–10
a1-microglobulin, mg/L	30.2	0–6
β2-microglobulin, mg/L	4.78	0.1–1.1
Aldosterone-renin ratio	1190
Normalize serum potassium and test plasma aldosterone-renin ratio.

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