[Adrenal incidentaloma: a case of subclinical Cushing's syndrome].
The authors describe a case of adrenal incidentaloma that was the cause of subclinical Cushing's syndrome and take the opportunity to weigh up some of the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. Besides the particular expression of the symptoms which were difficult to interpret before reaching a diagnosis, the authors describe the diagnostic work-up adopted, aimed at precisely identifying the type of tumour and the surgical procedure implemented laparoscopically, the outstanding validity of which is confirmed compared to traditional adrenalectomy techniques.
Napoli
Nicolò
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Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale d'Urgenza e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università degli Studi di Palermo.
Zumbino
Carmelo
C
Di Lorenzo
Roberto
R
Carini
Francesco
F
Florena
Ada Maria
AM
Romano
Giorgio
G
Luna
Emerico
E
Calderone
Fiorella
F
Lo Monte
Attilio Ignazio
AI
Buscemi
Giuseppe
G
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged