NDLI: Pure Androgen-Secreting Radiologically Suspicious Adrenal Mass: Benign or Malignant?

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Pure Androgen-Secreting Radiologically Suspicious Adrenal Mass: Benign or Malignant?

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Gopinath, Chaitra Shekar, Suman Acharya, Madan Pattan, Vishwanath Sundaresh, Vishnu
Editor	Muacevic, Alexander Adler, John R
Copyright Year	2022
Abstract	Pure androgen-secreting adrenocortical tumors (PASATs) are rare entities. Their clinical presentations include virilizing features that vary based on age and gender. The pathogenesis of this tumor is still unclear, with around 50% of such tumors being malignant. Imaging characteristics of the tumor on CT/MRI including size, heterogenicity, and contrast wash-out time are used to predict malignancy. Surgical excision is recommended for all functional adrenal tumors. In this report, we discuss a case of a 68-year-old postmenopausal female presenting with hyperandrogenism and was found to have a 7-cm, PASAT that raised suspicion for malignancy on CT scan, but was determined to be benign on surgical pathology.
Journal	Cureus
Volume Number	14
DOI	10.7759/cureus.26234
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9308385
Issue Number	6
PubMed reference number	35898370
e-ISSN	21688184
Language	English
Publisher	Cureus
Publisher Date	2022-06-23
Publisher Place	Palo Alto (CA)
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	hyperandrogenism dhea-s testosterone adrenocortical tumors adrenal mass
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Case study
Subject	Medicine

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