Aldosterone-secreting adrenal adenoma as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1): loss of heterozygosity for polymorphic chromosome 11 deoxyribonucleic acid markers, including the MEN1 locus.

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A 63-year-old female presented with the extremely rare occurrence of an aldosterone-secreting adrenocortical adenoma as part of the syndrome of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). Only two other MEN1 patients were reported in the literature with hyperaldosteronism. The patient's MEN1 syndrome consisted of the association of primary hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid adenoma, a prolactinoma, and a...