Adrenal Disorders

Part I. Physiology

1. Adrenal Zonation and Development
Emanuele Pignatti, Sining Leng, Diana L. Carlone, David T. Breault

2. Regulation of Adrenal Steroidogenesis
Marjut Pihlajoki, Markku Heikinheimo, David B. Wilson

3. Pharmacology of Glucocorticoids
Baha M. Arafah

Part II. Genetics and Pathophysiology

4. Autoimmune Addison’s Disease: Genetic Aetiology and Pathophysiology
Agnieszka Pazderska, Simon H. Pearce, Anna Louise Mitchell

5. Genetics and Pathophysiology of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Selma Feldman Witchel

6. Primary Aldosteronism: From Genetic Causes to Clinical Guidelines
Kazutaka Nanba, Hirotaka Shibata, William E. Rainey

7. Pathophysiology and Genetic Landscape of Adrenocortical Tumors and Hyperplasias
Nada Ghorayeb, Isabelle Bourdeau, André Lacroix

8. Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: Genetics and Pathophysiology
Lauren Fishbein

Part III. Diagnosis/Treatment

9. Diagnosis and Management of Adrenal Insufficiency
Xin He, James W. Findling, Richard J. Auchus

10. Adrenal Cushing’s Syndrome: Updates on Overt and Mild Hypercortisolism
Jose Sanchez Escobar, Aarti Ravikumar, Alice C. Levine

11. Diagnosis and Management of Primary Aldosteronism
William F. Young

12. Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma: Update on Diagnosis and Management
Ivana Jochmanova, Karel Pacak

13. Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma: Mitotane and Beyond
Silvia Francia, Paola Perotti, Vittoria Basile, Antonina Germano, Massimo Terzolo

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Oncology