About this trial
To investige the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of adrenogenic autonomic cortisol secretion in Chinese adults.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
CT examination revealed adrenal nodules (maximum diameter ≥10mm);
Serum cortisol > 50nmol/L after 1mg dexamethasone inhibition test (1mg-DST).
Disqualifiers
Patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), pheochromocytoma, adrenal metastatic carcinoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), ganglionic neuroma/paraganglioma, schwannoma, adrenal hematoma and those with no definite diagnosis were evaluated by clinical and endocrine function.
Patients with serious underlying diseases (such as liver and kidney failure, acute severe infection, etc.) that may affect the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis); Pregnancy.
Patients with a history of alcoholism, fatigue, trauma, infection, depression, glucocorticoid use, and other drugs affecting the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Patients who are not willing to participate in and complete this study refuse to sign the written informed consent for this study.
Trial population
People with adrenal incidentaloma and serum cortisol \> 50nmol/L after 1mg dexamethasone inhibition test, without other situation mentioned in exclusion criteria.
Trial design
Case-control
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
SUVmax value of PET-CT
To explore the value of 68\[Ga\]-Pentixafor PET-CT in the diagnosis of MACS
Secondary outcomes
Etiology and pathogenesis of adrenogenic autonomic cortisol secretion
To study the etiology and pathogenesis of adrenogenic autonomic cortisol secretion
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