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Incidental Adrenal Mass with Suspicious Features

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Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has rapidly superseded open adrenalectomy for most cases of benign adrenal disease. Conversely, open adrenalectomy is preferred when adrenocortical carcinoma is the diagnosis. When the diagnosis is uncertain, but definitely includes adrenocortical cancer, the decision-making process becomes more complex. Chapter 35 discussed options for management of the incidentaloma with benign features. In this chapter, an incidentaloma with some concerning features is presented, and the pros and cons of open versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy are debated.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Geeta Lal (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    James A. Lee (Assistant Professor)

  3. Department of Surgery, Universisty of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Quan-Yang Duh (Professor)

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner (Professor)

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Lal, G., Lee, J.A., Duh, QY., Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (2008). Incidental Adrenal Mass with Suspicious Features. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76671-3_36

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