What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Case Report. Population: Adrenal Incidentaloma / Carcinoma of Unknown Primary.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To describe the diagnostic evaluation and clinical course of an unexpected adrenal mass detected in the context of carcinoma of unknown primary.

November 1, 2010The Endocrinologist

Adrenal Incidentaloma Presenting as Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

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Key result

A case report of an adrenal incidentaloma presenting as carcinoma of unknown primary.

Authors

HPHema PadmanabhanNavicent Health

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Implication

Adrenal incidentaloma may mimic carcinoma of unknown primary; this case leaves open any diagnostic implications pending larger studies.

Key Points

To describe the diagnostic evaluation and clinical course of an unexpected adrenal mass detected in the context of carcinoma of unknown primary.
Clinical and pathological evaluation of an adrenal lesion identified during investigation for carcinoma of unknown primary.
Detailed workup helped determine the diagnostic relationship between the incidental adrenal mass and the presentation of occult metastatic disease.
Identification of the adrenal mass provided critical guidance for directed therapeutic management.

Study Design

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Case Report

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Population

Adrenal Incidentaloma / Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

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Hema Padmanabhan (2010) conducted a case report in Adrenal Incidentaloma / Carcinoma of Unknown Primary. A case report of an adrenal incidentaloma presenting as carcinoma of unknown primary.

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Adrenal Incidentaloma Presenting as Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

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