Adrenal Tumor: Benign or Cancerous?

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Hi all,

After CT, my radiologist has specified presence of an "adrenal adenoma" within the left adrenal gland.

Question:

After this diagnosis, which diagnosis will find whether it is "benign" or "cancerous"? or does term "adrenal adenoma" implicitly means "non-cancerous"?

Thanks.

Max.

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They are almost always non-cancerous, although you won't be sure unless they remove it and do the pathology. You don't even know if it is hormonal until you do an AVS. Now, if you are under 40, the likelihood is that an adenoma is hormonal - although an AVS is helpful in making sure you don't et the wrong one removed. After 40 and the older you get, the more likely the tumor is non-hormonal, since everyone starts growing adrenal nodules at that point, with only one of five being hormonal.

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From: MaxJasper <maxjasper@...>Subject: Adrenal Tumor: Benign or Cancerous?hyperaldosteronism Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 12:46 AM

Hi all,

After CT, my radiologist has specified presence of an "adrenal adenoma" within the left adrenal gland.

Question:

After this diagnosis, which diagnosis will find whether it is "benign" or "cancerous"? or does term "adrenal adenoma" implicitly means "non-cancerous"?

Thanks.

Max.

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Very rare to be cancer. I have only seen one and it was 4 cm.Can't really tell from the scan. Adenoma can or cannot be making anything. See non-functioning adenoma or incidentalomea. NIH site has an approach to the incidentaloma.On Dec 30, 2009, at 11:46 PM, MaxJasper wrote:Hi all, After CT, my radiologist has specified presence of an "adrenal adenoma" within the left adrenal gland. Question: After this diagnosis, which diagnosis will find whether it is "benign" or "cancerous"? or does term "adrenal adenoma" implicitly means "non-cancerous"? Thanks. Max.

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I in 5 seems low but then it would depend on how carefully one tests for function.CE GrimOn Dec 31, 2009, at 4:41 AM, Bindner wrote:They are almost always non-cancerous, although you won't be sure unless they remove it and do the pathology. You don't even know if it is hormonal until you do an AVS. Now, if you are under 40, the likelihood is that an adenoma is hormonal - although an AVS is helpful in making sure you don't et the wrong one removed. After 40 and the older you get, the more likely the tumor is non-hormonal, since everyone starts growing adrenal nodules at that point, with only one of five being hormonal. Bindner Web Directory (links to my sites and blogs):http://www.geocities.com/mikeybdc/index.htmlhttp://mikeybdc.blogspot.com --- On Thu, 12/31/09, MaxJasper <maxjaspershaw (DOT) ca> wrote:From: MaxJasper <maxjaspershaw (DOT) ca>Subject: Adrenal Tumor: Benign or Cancerous?hyperaldosteronism Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 12:46 AM Hi all, After CT, my radiologist has specified presence of an "adrenal adenoma" within the left adrenal gland. Question: After this diagnosis, which diagnosis will find whether it is "benign" or "cancerous"? or does term "adrenal adenoma" implicitly means "non-cancerous"? Thanks. Max.