title: Abiraterone--what is wrong with the adrenal glands?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: sabine.schmid@kssg.ch.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fornaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rothermundt
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Aurelius
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Osteology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brändle
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Niels J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillessen
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000736:Androstenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D064129:Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D000736:Androstenes; C089740:abiraterone
keywords: Abiraterone acetate; Adrenal gland metastases; Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; Steroid switch; Visceral disease