Cystic formation in association with adrenal neuroblastoma may be related to hemorrhage and necrosis of the tumor. We present an unusual case of congenital cystic fetal neuroblastoma of the right adrenal gland detected at 37 weeks' gestation which evolved into a complex echogenic mass 6 weeks after birth. Surgical exploration revealed a 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm right complex adrenal tumor which was resec...

BACKGROUND The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is reported as a biomarker for some solid malignant diseases. Thus far, however, no reports of the relationship between the NLR and adrenal tumors have been published. We analyzed the utility of the preoperative NLR as a biomarker for predicting the prognosis or diagnosis of malignant disease. METHODS A total of 59 patients with adrenal tumo...

We describe a rare case of a primary retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma that was found accidentally during preoperative examinations conducted due to a suspicion of ovarian cancer. Computerized tomography was not able to differentiate the retroperitoneal mass from an adrenal tumor. We diagnosed the retroperitoneal tumor by means of selective adrenal angiography.

Introduction Composite pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, occurring in only 3% of pheochromocytomas. We report case composite with neurofibromatosis type 1. Case presentation A 42-year-old man was referred to our department for further evaluation an incidentally detected right adrenal tumor. He patient at another hospital The serum and urinary catecholamine levels exceeded the normal range. Abdo...

Stimulation ofcortisol secretion by food intake has been implicated in the pathogenesis of some cases of ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome, via an aberrant response of the adrenal glands to gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP). We report here a novel case of food-dependent Cushing's syndrome in a patient with bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia. In this patient we were able to confirm ...

F-18 FDG is the most widely used tracer in molecular imaging and it is applied for many purposes mainly in malignant diseases. Incidental finding are common in FDG-PET/CT imaging and includes benign and malignant lesions. Among the rare tumors , adrenal oncocytomas are uncommon findings and incidental findings of thyroid malignancies are not rare. Oncocytoma is a rare adrenocortical tumor and m...

nonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor in children. unlike the functional tumor which is detected early due to its hormonal presentation, nonfunctional tumor is detected at a later stage. here we report a case of a 10 year old girl who presented with abdominal mass and symptoms of short duration. no hypertension and cushingoid features were seen. serum alpha...

Adrenal leiomyoma is a rare solid tumor of unknown etiology. Here, we present a case of a 38-year-old woman, a known case of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, presented with right adrenal mass incidentally discovered by computed tomography imaging. The mass was non-functioning according to laboratory results, but because the mass increased in size in a follow up visit, she underwent right adrenalectomy....

It was reported recently that the endogenous digitalis-like factor ouabain may mainly originate from the adrenal gland. To ascertain the pathophysiological significance of endogenous ouabain and to examine if it originates in the adrenal gland, we determined plasma immunoreactive ouabain levels in patients with various cardiovascular and endocrine diseases. Plasma immunoreactive ouabain levels ...