title: [Adrenal gland cancer].
abstract: Carcinoma of the adrenal gland is a rare type of tumor disease. Clinical presentation includes the same signs and symptoms as in the equivalent benign disease or otherwise larger palpable tumor masses. Localization is well achieved by ultrasound and CT-scan. 131J-MIBG-Scintican is applied selectively for adreno-medullary tumors and 131J-nor-cholesterol for adreno-cortical tumors. For surgery a transabdominal or sometimes abdomino-thoracic approach is preferred. Sufficiently wide en-bloc resection including lymphnodes and adjacent structures gives hope for local radicality. The experience with 10 adrenal malignancies out of a total of 64 tumors (16%) is presented under various aspects.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine und Unfallchirurgie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Röher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*