Description
Adrenal disorders are often difficult to diagnose due to common symptoms, and challenging to treat due to common comorbidities. Adrenal Disorders: 100 Cases from the Adrenal Clinic provides a comprehensive, case-based approach to the evaluation and treatment of both common and uncommon adrenal disorders, offering practical, real-world guidance highlighted by ultrasound scans, biopsy images, and tables.- Features 100 two-page cases covering a wide range of common and uncommon adrenal disorders.- Includes case report, investigations, treatment, and outcome for each case, plus a case overview with expert advice, take-home points, and references.- Organizes comprehensive content by type of disorder, including adrenal masses (benign and malignant), primary aldosteronism, ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome, ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome, adrenal carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, adrenal and ovarian hyperandrogenism, and adrenal disorders in pregnancy.- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Section A. Incidentally Discovered Adrenal MassCase #1: 45-Year Old Woman with an Incidentally Discovered Large Adrenal MassCase #2: Adrenal Mass in a Patient with History of Extra-adrenal Malignancy: the Role of Imaging Case #3: Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass in a Patient with History of Extra-adrenal Malignancy: the Role of Adrenal Biopsy Case #4: Nonfunctioning Lipid Rich Adrenocortical Adenoma—Role of Follow-up Case #5: 54-Year Old Woman with an Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass and Abnormal Dexamethasone Suppression Test: Role of AdrenalectomyCase #6: Lipid Poor Adrenal Masses—The Case for Aggressive ManagementSection B. Primary AldosteronismCase #7: Primary Aldosteronism—When Adrenal Venous Sampling is not Needed Before Unilateral AdrenalectomyCase #8: Primary Aldosteronism with Unilateral Adrenal Nodule on Computed TomographyCase #9: Primary Aldosteronism with Bilateral Adrenal Nodules on Computed TomographyCase #10: Primary Aldosteronism Caused by Unilateral Adrenal HyperplasiaCase #11: Primary Aldosteronism in a Patient with Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia and Associated Clinically Important Cortisol Co-secretionCase #12: Primary Aldosteronism in a Patient with an Adrenal Macroadenoma and Clinically Important Cortisol Co-secretionCase #13: Primary Aldosteronism in a Patient Treated with SpironolactoneCase #14: Failed Catheterization of the Right Adrenal Vein—When Incomplete Adrenal Venous Sampling Data Can Be Used to Direct a Surgical CureCase #15: Primary Aldosteronism: When Adrenal Venous Sampling Shows Suppressed Aldosterone Secretion From Both Adrenal GlandsSection C. ACTH-Independent Cushing Syndrome Case #16: 28-Year-Old Woman with Remote History of Adrenal Mass Presenting with New Onset Hypertension and Weight Gain Case #17: 26-Year-Old Woman with a Discrepant Work-up for Cushing Syndrome SubtypeCase #18: 45-Year-Old Woman with Corticotropin-Independent Cushing Syndrome and Bilateral Adrenal Adenomas Case #19: Corticotropin-Independent Cushing Syndrome in a Patient with "Normal Adrenal Imaging Case #20: 66-Year-Old Woman with Corticotropin-Independent Hypercortisolism and Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal HyperplasiaCase #21: 35-Year-Old Woman with Low Bone Density and Fractures Case #22: Carney Triad (Pentad) and Adrenal Adenoma with Clinically Important Cortisol Secretory Autonomy Section D. Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma and Oncocytic Neoplasm Case #23: Adrenal cortical carcinoma in a patient with history of adrenal incidentalomaCase #24: Unexpected Diagnosis of Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma: Role of Urinary Steroid ProfilingCase #25: Oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma Case #26: Mitotane therapy in the ENSAT Stage II Adrenocortical CarcinomaCase #27: Cortisol-Secreting Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma—Role for Surgical Debulking of the Primary TumorCase #28: Adrenocortical Carcinoma and Severe Cushing SyndromeCase #29: Pure Aldosterone-Secreting Adrenocortical CarcinomaCase #30: Long-standing Primary Aldosteronism in a Patient Diagnosed with Metastatic Adrenocortical CarcinomaCase #31: Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associated with Lynch SyndromeCase #32: Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1Case #33: Adrenocortical Carcinoma Presenting with Inferior Vena Cava ThrombusCase #34: Management of Mitotane Therapy in Adrenocortical CarcinomaSection E.
