Giant non-functional adrenal adenoma: A case report
- Authors:
- Baozhong Li
- Qingqu Guo
- Haijun Yang
- Jianyun Guan
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Affiliations: Department of Oncosurgery, Anyang Tumor Hospital, Anyang, Henan 455000, P.R. China, Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, Anyang, Henan 455000, P.R. China
- Published online on: October 19, 2012 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.978
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Abstract
Adenomas of the adrenal cortex are common and asymptomatic when the diameter is 3-3.5 cm. However, adrenal tumors over 4 cm in diameter are diagnosed as malignant. Adrenal adenomas with a diameter over 20 cm are rare. In the present study, we present a case of non-functional giant benign adrenal adenoma. Following surgery, an adenoma of the adrenal cortex with a diameter of 32 cm and a weight of 7,500 g was found. A detailed search of the literature revealed this to be the largest benign tumor of the adrenal cortex described to date.
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