title: From incidentaloma to adrenocortical carcinoma: the surgical management of adrenal tumors.
abstract: In this article we review the management of benign and malignant adrenal tumors, with an emphasis on oncologic concerns. Concise, logical guidelines for the diagnosis and operative treatment of incidentalomas, aldosteronomas, adrenal Cushing syndrome, virilizing and feminizing adrenal tumors, isolated adrenal metastases, and adrenocortical carcinoma are provided. We also discuss the choice of optimal surgical approach for performing adrenalectomy (laparoscopic, open, hand-assist).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Wen T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Cord
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sturgeon
authors.forename: Quan-Yang
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Duh
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone