TY - CHAP
T1 - Adrenocortical Carcinoma
AU - Phan, Alexandria
AU - Jimenez, Camilo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Adrenal tumors can be adrenal incidentalomas, adenomas, adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), or pheochromocytoma (malignant or benign). Making up the majority of adrenal tumors are benign, nonfunctioning (not producing hormones) adenomas that are discovered incidentally on abdominal imagining studies referred to as adrenal incidentalomas. Another large part of adrenal tumors are benign, functioning (secreting hormones) adenomas. From most frequent to least, these functioning adrenal adenomas can cause Cushing’s syndrome, primary aldosteronism, and virilization. Adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) are the least common among adrenal tumors but are extremely heterogeneous and can be aggressive and fatal. Evaluation of adrenal incidentalomas and adrenocortical adenomas are discussed briefly here. This chapter will focus on adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs), discussing all aspects of ACCs including management and treatment of this rarest disease.
AB - Adrenal tumors can be adrenal incidentalomas, adenomas, adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), or pheochromocytoma (malignant or benign). Making up the majority of adrenal tumors are benign, nonfunctioning (not producing hormones) adenomas that are discovered incidentally on abdominal imagining studies referred to as adrenal incidentalomas. Another large part of adrenal tumors are benign, functioning (secreting hormones) adenomas. From most frequent to least, these functioning adrenal adenomas can cause Cushing’s syndrome, primary aldosteronism, and virilization. Adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) are the least common among adrenal tumors but are extremely heterogeneous and can be aggressive and fatal. Evaluation of adrenal incidentalomas and adrenocortical adenomas are discussed briefly here. This chapter will focus on adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs), discussing all aspects of ACCs including management and treatment of this rarest disease.
KW - Adrenal incidentalomas
KW - Adrenocortical adenomas
KW - Adrenocortical carcinoma
KW - Cushing’s syndrome
KW - Pheochromocytoma
KW - Primary aldosteronism
KW - Virilization
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-60327-997-0_12
DO - 10.1007/978-1-60327-997-0_12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:105033186561
T3 - Current Clinical Oncology
SP - 195
EP - 220
BT - Current Clinical Oncology
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -