Adrenal Masses

Question 1

are adrenal adenoma hyperfunctioning or nonhyperfunctioning

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both

Question 2

Cushing syndrome (Hypercortisolism) excessive secretion assoc with

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• administration of glucocorticoids for disorders such as astham, rheumatoid arthritis or transplant immunosuppression
• increased ACTH from a pituitary adenoma
• primary adrenal adenoma
• ectopic ACTH

Question 3

Conn Syndrome (Primary Aldosteronism) excessive aldosterone secretion assoc with

Answer 3

• adrenal adenomas

- bilateral idiopathic adrenal hyperplasia

Question 4

Hirsutism (overadbundance of hair) is caused by excessive androgen production as a result of

Answer 4

• congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• cushing syndrome
• pituitary tumor
• adrenocortical carcinoma
• ov tumors
• PCOS
• idiopathic

Question 5

Adenoma is in pt with a known

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primary malignancy

Question 6

What is often performed to exclude metastic disease with adenomas

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biopsy

Question 7

rare tumor with a poor prog

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adrenal cortical carcinoma

Question 8

majority of pt with adrenal cortical carcinoma present with

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cushings syndrome

mestastases disease

Question 9

Differentiation for adrenal cortical carcinoma

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benign adenoma

Question 10

Tumor removal of adrenal cortical carcinoma is based on

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size 3-6 cm

Question 11

adrenal cortical carcinoma have a tendency to invade the

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renal v and ivc

Question 12

pheochromocytoma originate in the adrenal medulla nit may occur in ectopic locations like

Answer 12

along the paraaortic sympathetic nerve chain

Question 13

Most pheochromocytomas are

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benign

Question 14

Pheochromocytomas secretes catecholamines

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• nonrepinephrine

- epinephrine

Question 15

pheochromocytomas are assoc with

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• multiple endocrine neopalsia

- von hippel lindau disease

Question 16

malignant tumor arising from the sympothetic nervous system

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neuroblastoma

Question 17

neuroblastoma commonly occur in the

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adrenal medulla but may also occur in the neck, chest or pelvis

Question 18

most common presentation is can be diagnosed of a neuroblastoma a

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palp abd mass

Question 19

most common adrenal mass of infancy ans early childhood

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neuroblastoma

Question 20

neuroblastoma can be diagnosed

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prenatally, typically in the 3rd trimester

Question 21

neuroblastoma commonly occurs between ages

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2 mons and 2 yrs

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sonographically, neuroblastoma is seen as a

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solid mass that displaces the ipsilateral kidney inferiorly into the pelvis

Question 23

How is neuroblastoma different from Wilms tumor

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Wilms tumors originates from and invades the kidneys

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neuroblastoma will have increased

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blood and urine catecholamines

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neuroblastoma most abundant catecholamines

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• epinephrine
• noreppinephrine
• dopamine

Question 26

majority of pt with neuroblastoma present with

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metastatic disease

Question 27

benign, nonfunctioning adrenal masses that contain fat and bone elements

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myelolipomas

Question 28

sonographically myelolipomas are seen as

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hyper mass in adrenal bed

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myelolipomas assoc with

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propagation speed artifact due to fat composition

Question 30

Adrenal involvement with lymphoma is

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common and bilateral

Question 31

Adrenal involvement with lymphoma may be diffuse, resembling

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hyperplasia or mass like

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most common cell type

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nonhodgkins disease

Question 33

4th most common metastatic primary site after lungs, liver, and bone

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adrenal gland

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Most common primary sites are

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lungs
breast
skin
kidneys
thyroid
colom

Question 35

differentiation for adrenal mestastatis is

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unilateral adrenal mass

*difficult in a pt with primary cancer

Question 36

Adrenal hemorrhage is most common in

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neonates

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caused by their large size of the neonatal adrenals and their high degree of vascularity which make them vulnerable to birth trauma

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adrenal hemorrhage

Question 38

Sonographically, the appearance fo an adrenal hemorrhage

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varies due to blood coagulation

Question 39

Normal evolution of a hematoma ends with a

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pseudocyst formation

Question 40

If a mass is identified adj to adrenal gland of a newborn, it is most likely a

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hemorrhage