title: Small functional adrenal cortical adenoma: treatment with CT-guided percutaneous acetic acid injection--report of three cases.
abstract: Two patients with Conn syndrome and one patient with Cushing syndrome underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided tumor ablation with a total of 5-11 mL of 50% acetic acid injected into their adrenal nodule (1.3-3.3 cm in diameter). No major complications were encountered during or after the procedure. All patients were symptom free with normal laboratory test results for at least 1-year follow-up. CT images showed complete cystic change with tumor size regression. Our preliminary results suggest that percutaneous acetic acid injection is a safe and effective alternative for treatment of small functional adrenal cortical adenoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China. hlliang@isca.vghks.gov.tw
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019342:Acetic Acid