A case of ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: simultaneous expression of several aberrant hormone receptors in the adrenal gland.

ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) is a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome. Recently, aberrant expression of adrenal receptors for various hormones and/or cytokines has been identified in several cases with AIMAH, which may act as a pathogenetic factor for the disorder. We report here an AIMAH patient with a Rathke's cleft cyst.