Aldosterone is known to cause water and sodium retention in the kidneys, increasing total blood volume and thus pressure which can damage blood vessels and other critical tissue in the body.

Adrenal carcinomas are often called adrenocortical carcinomas, a reference to where the tumors develop: in the outer part of the adrenal gland called the cortex. Individual survival rates vary ...

With CAH, your adrenal glands don’t work correctly. They’re unable to make the hormones cortisol and aldosterone. Cortisol helps the body manage physical stress, such as illness, infection ...