کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3234759 | 1588740 | 2016 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
ObjectiveTo document general baseline data on the patterns of childhood adrenal tumors.Design, setting, and participantsThis is a retrospective analysis of 10 cases of pediatric adrenal tumors (age group 0–12 years) in surgical pathology encountered over a period of 5 years.ResultsIn the adrenal gland, adrenal medullary tumors were more common than adrenal cortex with neuroblastoma as common individual tumor. Two were tumors of adrenal cortex and 8 were of adrenal medulla with ratio of medullary to cortical adrenal neoplasms as 4:1.ConclusionDifferent types of tumors were seen in the adrenal gland. A high index of suspicion should be maintained with an aim of surgical treatment. Histological type is important for understanding etiology and progression of disease.
Journal: Apollo Medicine - Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 118–122