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Diagnosis and treatment of cortical tumours of the suprarenal gland

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The authors report on their own groups of benign (20 patients) and malignant (14 patients) cortical tumours of the suprarenal gland. in both kinds of tumour the occurrence is higher in females. Adenoma occurred more often in the left adrenal gland and cancer in the right one. Some tumours manifested themselves by an increased production of suprarenal hormones, others were hormonally inactive and did not become manifest until the later stage of development. In the therapy of adenomas the classical lumbar approach through the 11th intercostal space is adequate, in the case of cancer and extended lumbotomy laparotomy or thoracotomy is necessary. The need of participation of other specialists in the treatment (endocrinologist, radiologist, oncologist, anaesthesiologist) is emphasized.

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  1. Department of Urology, Comenius University School of Medicine, Bratislava, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

    V. Zvara, J. Breza & M. Májek

  2. Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, Postgraduate Medical School, Bratislava, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

    V. Zvara, J. Breza & M. Májek

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Zvara, V., Breza, J. & Májek, M. Diagnosis and treatment of cortical tumours of the suprarenal gland. International Urology and Nephrology 24, 213–220 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549527

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