[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.
Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale d'Urgenza e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università degli Studi di Palermo.
Nicolò
N
Napoli
Carmelo
C
Zumbino
Roberto
R
Di Lorenzo
Francesco
F
Carini
Ada Maria
AM
Florena
Giorgio
G
Romano
Emerico
E
Luna
Fiorella
F
Calderone
Attilio Ignazio
AI
Lo Monte
Giuseppe
G
Buscemi
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