A 42-year-old man was admitted for surgical resection of a large adrenal mass in October 2010. The patient presented with right-flank pain, lower-back pain, and weight loss for 1 month. In 2000, 10 ...

Cortisol-producing adenomas (CPAs) are preceded by the development of steroids-producing nodules (SPNs) with two distinct layers — one tumorigenic and one tumor suppressive — reported Japanese ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Adrenal glands are small paired retroperitoneal organs that are ...

CT scans are the first-line imaging technique for detecting adrenal tumors. They provide detailed and precise images. With the use of imaging tests, adrenal masses are being detected more frequently, ...

The adrenal glands are easily overlooked. Distinguished anatomists from centuries ago such as Aelius Galen, Leonardo da Vinci, and Andreas Vesalius omitted the adrenals in their early descriptions of ...

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) causes systemic immunosuppression and life-threatening infections, thought to result from noradrenergic overactivation and excess glucocorticoid release via hypothalamus ...

A study released by the federal government Wednesday adds certainty to the conclusion that the 2010 BP oil spill led to an ongoing spike in bottlenose dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico. Lesions ...

Primary Jejunal Adenocarcinoma Incidentally Diagnosed on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in a Patient With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Suspicion of Lynch Syndrome and Effect on ...