ADRENAL ADENOMA

Course overview

ADRENAL ADENOMAS ARE BENIGN NEOPLASMS OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX. NON-SECRETING ADRENAL ADENOMAS SECRETE LOW LEVELS OF HORMONES, ARE USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC AND ARE TYPICALLY DISCOVERED INCIDENTALLY ON ABDOMINAL IMAGING. THE GLUCOCORTICOID PRODUCING ADRENAL TUMORS CAN PRESENT WITH THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF CUSHING SYNDROME. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ADRENAL ADENOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.