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Surgical Treatment of Adrenal Gland Tumors

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Carcinoma of the Kidney and Testis, and Rare Urologic Malignancies

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Abstract

The adrenal gland is an important structure both anatomically and physiologically. To properly diagnose and treat adrenal disorders, one must have a thorough understanding of the anatomy, the normal physiology, and the pathophysiology of the gland. Adrenal tumors comprise an interesting spectrum of benign and malignant diseases. The most common tumors involving the adrenal gland are metastatic lesions to the adrenal. Management of these metastatic lesions is dependent upon the primary disease entity. The major primary adrenal disorders discussed in this chapter will include: Cushing’s syndrome, hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, an incidentally discovered adrenal mass, and adrenal cortical carcinoma. These tumors can present with a variability of clinical signs and symptoms which often overlap, making the differentiation on the basis of symptoms and physical examination both difficult and unreliable.

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  1. Department of Urology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, MS #74, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Suite 7414, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    J. P. Stein MD (Assistant Professor of Urology) & D. G. Skinner MD

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, 90033-004, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich MD, FACR (Professor of Radiation Oncology and Urology Chairman) (Professor of Radiation Oncology and Urology Chairman)

  2. Department of Urology, Catholic University of Leuven, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, 49, Herestraat, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD (Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Professor) (Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Professor)

  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences Allegheny University Hospitals, Hahnemann Broad & Vine Sts., Mail Stop 200, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-1192, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD (Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Professor) (Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Professor)

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Stein, J.P., Skinner, D.G. (1999). Surgical Treatment of Adrenal Gland Tumors. In: Petrovich, Z., Baert, L., Brady, L.W. (eds) Carcinoma of the Kidney and Testis, and Rare Urologic Malignancies. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59839-5_13

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