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adrenal neoplasm
Classification:
1) primary adrenal cortical neoplasms
- adrenal cortical adenoma
- adrenal cortical carcinoma
- oncocytoma
- myelolipoma
2) primary adrenal medullary neoplasms
- pheochromocytoma
- neuroblastoma
- ganglioneuroblastoma
3) metastatic carcinoma
- lymphoma with secondary adrenal involvement
Laboratory:
- see adrenal adenoma & adrenal incidentaloma
Related
ganglioneuroblastoma
myelolipoma
neuroblastoma
oncocytoma (oxyphilic adenoma)
Useful
adrenal (suprarenal) gland
Specific
adrenal cancer
adrenal cortical adenoma
benign adrenal neoplasm
pheochromocytoma; paroxysmal hypertension; adrenal medullary paraganglioma; chromoffinoma
General
adrenal gland disease
endocrine neoplasm
References
- Mazzaglia PJ, Monchik JM.
Limited value of adrenal biopsy in the evaluation of adrenal
neoplasm: a decade of experience.
Arch Surg. 2009 May;144(5):465-70. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.59.
PMID: 19451490
- Lopez D et al
"Nonfunctional" Adrenal Tumors and the Risk for Incident
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Cohort Study.
Ann Intern Med. Published online 2 August 2016
PMID: 27479926
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2540852