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Adrenal Cancer
Researchers from Hirosaki University, Medical Department publish new studies and findings in the area of adrenal cancer
April 14th, 2009
"A 68-year-old woman was referred for characterization of a left adrenal incidentaloma. Endocrinological examinations indicated subclinical Cushing's syndrome, whereas the large volume (10 cm in diameter) and heterogeneous configuration of the tumor raised a strong suspicion of adrenal carcinoma," scientists in Hirosaki, Japan report. "Hence, left adrenalectomy was performed. Histopathologically, this lesion was a thick hyaline-walled endothelial cyst, flanked with a compressed adrenocortical adenoma. The puzzling image resemblance of a variation of adrenal cyst to carcinoma necessitated histological examination for confirmative diagnosis," wrote T. Nigawara and...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-14)
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