title: [Adrenal cortex adenomas. A retrospective series of twenty cases].
abstract: The authors report 20 cases of adrenal cortex tumours which were collected over a period of 12 years (1984-1995). Sixty five per cent of patients were females. They were aged between 27 months and 85 years with a mean of 40 years. Clinical symptoms were dominated by hypertension (11 cases). Seven cases were discovered incidentally and a precocious puberty syndrome presented in the form of 2 cases. Surgery was performed in 18 cases. Adrenalectomy was performed in 16 cases and tumor removal in 2 others. Four patients underwent other procedures such as nephrectomy or splenectomy. Three adrenal tumors were considered to be malignant. Postoperative follow-up was marked by two deaths; otherwise the postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU H. Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mhiri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahloul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trifa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jmel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karoui
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Les cortico-surrénalomes. A propos d'une série rétrospective de 20 cas.