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{{SK}} Synonym 1; Synonym 2; Synonym 3
==Overview==
==Overview==
==Classification==
Adrenal metastases are the most common malignant lesions involving the adrenal gland and the second most common tumor of the adrenal gland after benign adenomas. These metastases were primarily found on autopsy. The pathogenesis of adrenal metastases is characterized by metastases from renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma. On gross pathology, a unilateral, small asymptomatic lesion is a characteristic finding of adrenal metastasis. Adrenal metastases  must be differentiated from other diseases that cause tumors in adrenal gland such as nonfunctional adenoma, primary carcinoma in adrenal glands, adrenal cyst, and non-functional pheochromocytoma. Adrenal metastases are thought to be present in up to 27% of patients with known malignant epithelial tumors at autopsy. Symptoms of adrenal metastases may include [[dizziness]], [[faintness]], [[fatigue]], [[weakness]], and [[weight loss]]. CT is the imaging modality of choice for adrenal metastases. The mainstay of therapy for adrenal metastases is chemotherapy.
*[Disease name] may be classified according to [classification method] into [number] subtypes/groups:
 
:*[group1]
:*[group2]
:*[group3]
*Other variants of [disease name] include [disease subtype 1], [disease subtype 2], and [disease subtype 3].
==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
*The pathogenesis of adrenal metastases is characterized by metastases from renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma.
*Adrenal metastases occur secondary to hematogenous seeding of neoplastic cells from renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma.  
*The [gene name] gene/Mutation in [gene name] has been associated with the development of [disease name], involving the [molecular pathway] pathway.
*On gross pathology, a unilateral, small asymptomatic lesion is a characteristic finding of an adrenal metastasis.
*On gross pathology, unilateral, small asymptomatic lesion are characteristic findings of adrenal metastases.
*On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].


==Causes==
==Differentiating Adrenal metastases from other Diseases==
* [Disease name] may be caused by either [cause1], [cause2], or [cause3].
Adrenal metastasis must be differentiated from other adrenal tumors such as [[adrenocortical adenoma]], adrenal [[metastasis]], [[Pheochromocytoma|adrenal medullary tumors]], and [[Cushing's syndrome]].
* [Disease name] is caused by a mutation in the [gene1], [gene2], or [gene3] gene[s].
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* There are no established causes for [disease name].
 
==Differentiating [disease name] from other Diseases==
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*Adrenal metastases  must be differentiated from other diseases that cause tumors in adrenal gland such as:
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:*Nonfunctional adenoma
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:*Adrenal metastasis
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:*Primary carcinoma in adrenal glands
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:*Adrenal cyst
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:*Nonfunctional pheochromocytoma
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;" |'''Adrenocortica'''l carcinoma
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* Mass effect symptoms
* Symptoms related to  excess [[glucocorticoid]]
* Symptoms related to  excess [[mineralocorticoid]]
* Symptoms related to  excess [[androgen]] or [[estrogen]] secretion
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* Irregular shape
* Non-[[homogeneous]] density because of central areas of low attenuation due to [[tumor]] [[necrosis]]
* [[Tumor]] [[calcification]]
* Diameter usually >4 cm
* Unilateral location
* High unenhanced [[Computed tomography|CT]] attenuation values (>20 HU)
* Non-[[homogeneous]] enhancement on [[Computed tomography|CT]] with [[intravenous]] [[Contrast medium|contrast]]
* Delay in [[contrast medium]] washout (10 minutes after administration of [[contrast]], an absolute [[contrast medium]] washout of less than 50 percent)
* Hypointensity compared with [[liver]] on T1 weighted [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] and high to intermediate signal intensity on T2 weighted [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]
* High standardized uptake value (SUV) on [[FDG-PET|FDG]]-[[PET scan|PET-CT]] study
* Evidence of local [[invasion]] or [[Metastasis|metastases]]
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* [[Androgen|Adrenal androgens]] ([[DHEAS|DHEAS)]]
* [[Androstenedione]]
* Bioavailable [[testosterone]] should be measured in every patient.
* [[17-Hydroxyprogesterone|17-hydroxyprogesterone]]
* Serum [[estradiol]] in men and postmenopausal women
* [[Cortisol level]]
* Fasting serum [[cortisol]] at 8 AM following a 1 mg dose of [[dexamethasone]] at bedtime
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;" |[[Adrenal adenoma]]
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* Symptoms related to  excess [[glucocorticoid]]
* Symptoms related to  excess [[mineralocorticoid]]
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* Round, [[homogeneous]] with sharp margination
* Unilateral with diameter less than 4 cm
* Low unenhanced [[Computed tomography|CT]] attenuation values (<10 HU)
* Rapid [[contrast medium]] washout after administration of contrast
* An absolute [[contrast medium]] washout of more than 50 percent
* [[Chemical shift]]: evidence of [[lipid]] on [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]
* Isointensity with [[liver]] on both T1 and T2 weighted [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] sequences
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* [[Cortisol level]]
* Fasting [[serum]] [[cortisol]] at 8 AM following a 1 mg dose of [[dexamethasone]] at bedtime
* [[Renin]] ([[Plasma renin activity|PRA]]) or plasma renin concentration (PRC): very low in patients with [[primary aldosteronism]], usually less than 1 ng/mL per hour for [[Plasma renin activity|PRA]] and usually undetectable for PRC<ref name="pmid26372319">{{cite journal| author=Manolopoulou J, Fischer E, Dietz A, Diederich S, Holmes D, Junnila R et al.| title=Clinical validation for the aldosterone-to-renin ratio and aldosterone suppression testing using simultaneous fully automated chemiluminescence immunoassays. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 12 | pages= 2500-11 | pmid=26372319 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0000000000000727 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26372319  }}</ref>
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;" |[[Cushing's syndrome]]
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* Rapid [[Obesity|weight gain]], particularly of the [[trunk]] and [[face]] with [[limbs]] sparing ([[central obesity]])
* Proximal [[muscle weakness]]
* A [[round face]] often referred to as a "[[moon face]]"
* Excess [[sweating]]
* [[Headache]]
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* Imaging may show [[mass]] if presents
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* 24-hour [[urine]] [[cortisol]]
* Midnight salivary [[cortisol]]
* Low-dose [[dexamethasone]] suppression test; high [[cortisol]] level after the [[dexamethasone]] test is suggestive of [[hypercortisolism]].
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;" |[[Pheochromocytoma]]
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* [[Palpitations]] especially in [[Epinephrine|epinephrine-]]<nowiki/>producing [[Tumor|tumors]].
* [[Anxiety]] often resembling that of a [[panic attack]]
* [[Sweating]]
* [[Headaches]] occur in 90 % of patients.
* Paroxysmal attacks of [[hypertension]] but some patients have normal [[blood pressure]].
* It may be [[asymptomatic]] and discovered incidentally after [[Screening (medicine)|screening]] for [[MEN, type 2|MEN]] patients.
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* Increased [[attenuation]] on non-enhanced [[Computed tomography|CT]] (>20 HU)
* Increased [[mass]] [[vascularity]]
* Delay in [[contrast medium]] washout (10 minutes after administration of [[contrast]], an absolute [[contrast medium]] washout of less than 50 percent)
* High signal intensity on T2 weighted [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]
* [[Cystic]] and [[hemorrhagic]] changes
* Variable size and may be [[bilateral]]
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* [[Plasma]] fractionated [[Metanephrine|metanephrines]] 
* 24-hour [[urinary]] fractionated [[Metanephrine|metanephrines]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;" |[[Adrenal metastasis]]
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* [[Symptoms]] and [[signs]] of primary [[malignancy]] especially [[lung cancer]]
* General constitutional symptoms:
**[[Fever]]
**[[Fatigue]]
**[[Weight loss]]
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* Irregular shape and non-[[homogeneous]] nature
* Tendency to be [[bilateral]]
* High un-enhanced [[Computed tomography|CT]] [[attenuation]] values (>20 HU) and enhancement with [[Contrast medium|intravenous contrast]] on [[Computed tomography|CT]]
* Delay in [[contrast medium]] washout (10 minutes after administration of contrast, an absolute [[contrast medium]] washout of less than 50 percent)
* Isointensity or slightly less intense than the [[liver]] on T1 weighted [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] and high to intermediate signal intensity on T2 weighted [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] (representing an increased water content)
* Elevated standardized uptake value on [[FDG-PET|FDG]]-[[PET scan]]
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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
* The prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number or range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
* Adrenal metastases are thought to be present in up to 27% of patients with known malignant epithelial tumors at autopsy.
* In [year], the incidence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number or range] cases per 100,000 individuals in [location].
== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
* Adrenal metastases are thought to be present in up to 27% of patients with known malignant epithelial tumours at autopsy.
*If left untreated, 20-35% of patients with cancer may progress to develop adrenal metastases.<ref name="pmid11849252">{{cite journal| author=Lam KY, Lo CY| title=Metastatic tumours of the adrenal glands: a 30-year experience in a teaching hospital. | journal=Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) | year= 2002 | volume= 56 | issue= 1 | pages= 95-101 | pmid=11849252 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11849252  }} </ref>
===Age===
*Complications of adrenal metastases include central necrosis with adrenal hemorrhage and paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction.
*Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
*[Disease name] is more commonly observed among patients aged [age range] years old.
*[Disease name] is more commonly observed among [elderly patients/young patients/children].
===Gender===
*[Disease name] affects men and women equally.
*[Gender 1] are more commonly affected with [disease name] than [gender 2].
* The [gender 1] to [Gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
===Race===
*There is no racial predilection for [disease name].
*[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race.
*[Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].


==Risk Factors==
==DIfferentiating Adrenal metastases from other diseases==
*Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] are [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
*If left untreated, 20-35% of patients with cancer may progress to develop adrenal metastases.
*Common complication of adrenal metastases are central necrosis with adrenal hemorrhage and paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction.
*Prognosis is generally [excellent/good/poor], and the [1/5/10year mortality/survival rate] of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#%].


== Diagnosis ==
<small>
===Diagnostic Criteria===
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*The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met:
:*[criterion 1]
:*[criterion 2]
:*[criterion 3]
:*[criterion 4]
=== Symptoms ===
*Symptoms of adrenal metastases may include the following:
:*[[Dizziness]]
:*[[Faintness]]
:*[[Fatigue]]
:*[[Weakness]]
:*[[Weight loss]]


=== Physical Examination ===
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*Patients with [disease name] usually appear [general appearance].
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*Physical examination may be remarkable for:
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:*[finding 1]
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:*[finding 2]
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Differentiating Features}}
:*[finding 3]
! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Components of MEN}}
:*[finding 4]
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Diagnosis}}
:*[finding 5]
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:*[finding 6]
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Parathyroid}}
=== Laboratory Findings ===
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*There are no specific laboratory findings associated with [disease name].
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*A [positive/negative] [test name] is diagnostic of [disease name].
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*An [elevated/reduced] concentration of [serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other] [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |[[von Hippel-Lindau syndrome]]
*Other laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor
===Imaging Findings===.
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*CT is the imaging modality of choice for adrenal metastases.
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*On CT, adrenal metastases may demonstrate less than 50% washout.
* Angiomatosis, 
*On MRI, adrenal metastases may demonstrate:
* Hemangioblastomas,
:* T1: usually exhibit low signal intensity
* Pheochromocytoma, 
:* T2: usually exhibit high signal intensity
* Renal cell carcinoma,
:* T1 C+ (Gd): usually has progressive enhancement after administration of contrast material
* Pancreatic cysts (pancreatic serous cystadenoma)
* Endolymphatic sac tumor,
* Bilateral papillary cystadenomas of the epididymis (men) or broad ligament of the uterus (women)
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Clinical diagnosis
* In hereditary VHL, disease techniques such as Southern blotting and gene sequencing can be used to analyse DNA and identify mutations.
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Carney complex]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold"| PRKAR1A
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold"| 17q23-q24
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* Myxomas of the heart
* Hyperpigmentation of the skin (lentiginosis)
* Endocrine (ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome due to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease)
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* Clinical diagnosis
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Neurofibromatosis type 1]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold"|RAS
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold"|17
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* [[Scoliosis]]
* Learning disabilities
* [[Vision]] disorders
* Cutaneous [[lesion]]s
* [[Epilepsy]].
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | -
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |'''<u>Prenatal</u>'''
* Chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis can be used to detect NF-1 in the fetus.
'''<u>Postnatal</u>'''
Cardinal Clinical Features" are required for positive diagnosis.
* Six or more café-au-lait spots over 5 mm in greatest diameter in pre-pubertal individuals and over 15 mm in greatest diameter in post-pubertal individuals.
* Two or more neurofibromas of any type or 1 plexiform neurofibroma
* Freckling in the axillary (Crowe sign) or inguinal regions
* Optic glioma
* Two or more Lisch nodules (pigmented iris hamartomas)
* A distinctive osseous lesion such as sphenoid dysplasia, or thinning of the long bone cortex with or without pseudarthrosis.
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold"  |[[Li-Fraumeni syndrome]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |TP53
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |17
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Early onset of diverse amount of [[cancer]]s such as
* [[Sarcoma]]
* [[Cancer]]s of 
** [[Breast]]
** [[Brain]]
** [[Adrenal gland]]s
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'''<u>Criteria</u>'''
* Sarcoma at a young age (below 45)
* A first-degree relative diagnosed with any cancer at a young age (below 45)
* A first or second degree relative with any cancer diagnosed before age 60.
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold"  |[[Gardner's syndrome]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | APC
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | 5q21
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* Multiple polyps in the colon 
* Osteomas of the skull
* Thyroid cancer,
* Epidermoid cysts,
* Fibromas
* Desmoid tumors
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* Clinical diagnosis
* Colonoscopy
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |''RET''
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* [[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]] (MTC)
* [[Pheochromocytoma]]
* Primary [[hyperparathyroidism]]
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* [[Hypercalcemia]]
* [[Hypophosphatemia]],
* Elevated [[parathyroid hormone]],
* Elevated [[norepinephrine]]
'''<u>Criteria</u>'''
Two or more specific endocrine tumors
* [[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]]
* [[Pheochromocytoma]]
* [[Parathyroid]] hyperplasia
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Cowden syndrome]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |PTEN
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | Hamartomas
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* ''PTEN'' mutation probability risk calculator
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Acromegaly]]/[[gigantism]]
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* Enlargement of the [[hand]]s, [[feet]], [[nose]], [[lip]]s and [[ear]]s, and a general thickening of the [[skin]]
* [[Hypertrichosis]]
* [[Hyperpigmentation]]
* [[Hyperhidrosis]]
* [[Carpal tunnel syndrome]].
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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* An elevated concentration of serum [[Growth hormone|growth hormone (GH)]] and [[Insulin-like growth factor|insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1)]] levels is diagnostic of acromegaly.
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Pituitary adenoma]]
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* [[Visual field defect]]s classically [[bitemporal hemianopsia]]
* Increased [[intracranial pressure]]
* [[Migraine]]  
* [[Lateral rectus]] palsy
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
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:*Elevated serum level of  [[prolactin]]
:*Elevated or decreased serum level of  [[adrenocorticotropic hormone]] (ACTH)
:*Elevated or decreased serum level of  [[growth hormone]] (GH)
:*Elevated or decreased serum level of  [[thyroid-stimulating hormone]] (TSH)
:*Elevated or decreased serum level of [[follicle-stimulating hormone]] (FSH)
:*Elevated or decreased serum level of  [[luteinizing hormone]] (LH)
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Hyperparathyroidism]]
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* [[Kidney stone]]s
* [[Hypercalcemia]],
* [[Constipation]]
* [[Peptic ulcer]]s
* [[Depression]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* An elevated concentration of serum [[calcium]] with elevated [[parathyroid hormone]] level is diagnostic of primary hyperparathyroidism.  
* Most consistent laboratory findings associated with the diagnosis of secondary hyperparathyroidism include elevated serum [[parathyroid hormone]] level and low to normal serum [[calcium]].
* An elevated concentration of serum [[calcium]] with elevated [[parathyroid hormone]] level in post [[Kidney transplantation|renal transplant]] patients is diagnostic of tertiary hyperparathyoidism.
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" |[[Pheochromocytoma]]/[[paraganglioma]]
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''VHL''
''RET''
''NF1''  
''SDHB'' 
''SDHD''
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |Characterized by
* Episodic [[hypertension]]
* [[Palpitation]]s
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Diaphoresis]]
* [[Weight loss]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" |<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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* Increased catecholamines and metanephrines in plasma (blood) or through a 24-hour urine collection.
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*p53
*Retinoblastoma h19
*Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II)
*p57<sup>kip2</sup>
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* [[Cushing syndrome]] ([[cortisol]] hypersecretion)
* [[Conn syndrome]] ([[aldosterone]] hypersecretion)
* [[virilization]] ([[testosterone]] hypersecretion)
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* Increased serum glucose
* Increased urine cortisol
* Serum androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone
* Low serum potassium
* Low plasma renin activity
* High serum aldosterone.
* Excess serum estrogen.
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=== Other Diagnostic Studies ===
*[Disease name] may also be diagnosed using [diagnostic study name].
*Findings on [diagnostic study name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
== Treatment ==
== Treatment ==
=== Medical Therapy ===
=== Medical Therapy ===
*There is no treatment for [disease name]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care.
*The mainstay of therapy for adrenal metastases is chemotherapy.
*The mainstay of therapy for [disease name] is [medical therapy 1] and [medical therapy 2].
*[Medical therapy 1] acts by [mechanism of action1].
*Response to [medical therapy 1] can be monitored with [test/physical finding/imaging] every [frequency/duration].
=== Surgery ===
=== Surgery ===
*Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for [disease name].
*Adrenalectomy in conjunction with chemotherapy is the most common approach to the treatment of adrenal metastases if primary disease is well controlled and the only site of metastasis is the adrenal gland.
*[Surgical procedure] in conjunction with [chemotherapy/radiation] is the most common approach to the treatment of [disease name].
*[Surgical procedure] can only be performed for patients with [disease stage] [disease name].
=== Prevention ===
=== Prevention ===
*There are no primary preventive measures available for [disease
*There are no primary preventive measures available for adrenal metastases.
name].
 
*Effective measures for the primary prevention of [disease name] include [measure1], [measure2], and [measure3].
*Once diagnosed and successfully treated, patients with [disease name] are followedup every [duration]. Followup testing includes [test 1], [test 2], and [test 3].
==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

Adrenal metastases are the most common malignant lesions involving the adrenal gland and the second most common tumor of the adrenal gland after benign adenomas. These metastases were primarily found on autopsy. The pathogenesis of adrenal metastases is characterized by metastases from renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma. On gross pathology, a unilateral, small asymptomatic lesion is a characteristic finding of adrenal metastasis. Adrenal metastases must be differentiated from other diseases that cause tumors in adrenal gland such as nonfunctional adenoma, primary carcinoma in adrenal glands, adrenal cyst, and non-functional pheochromocytoma. Adrenal metastases are thought to be present in up to 27% of patients with known malignant epithelial tumors at autopsy. Symptoms of adrenal metastases may include dizziness, faintness, fatigue, weakness, and weight loss. CT is the imaging modality of choice for adrenal metastases. The mainstay of therapy for adrenal metastases is chemotherapy.

Pathophysiology

  • Adrenal metastases occur secondary to hematogenous seeding of neoplastic cells from renal cell carcinoma, melanoma, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma.
  • On gross pathology, a unilateral, small asymptomatic lesion is a characteristic finding of an adrenal metastasis.

Differentiating Adrenal metastases from other Diseases

Adrenal metastasis must be differentiated from other adrenal tumors such as adrenocortical adenoma, adrenal metastasis, adrenal medullary tumors, and Cushing's syndrome.

Differential Diagnosis Clinical picture Imagings Laboratory tests
Adrenocortical carcinoma
Adrenal adenoma
Cushing's syndrome
  • Imaging may show mass if presents
Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal metastasis

Epidemiology and Demographics

  • Adrenal metastases are thought to be present in up to 27% of patients with known malignant epithelial tumors at autopsy.

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

  • If left untreated, 20-35% of patients with cancer may progress to develop adrenal metastases.[2]
  • Complications of adrenal metastases include central necrosis with adrenal hemorrhage and paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction.

DIfferentiating Adrenal metastases from other diseases

Disease Gene Chromosome Differentiating Features Components of MEN Diagnosis
Parathyroid Pitutary Pancreas
von Hippel-Lindau syndrome Von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor 3p25.3
  • Angiomatosis, 
  • Hemangioblastomas,
  • Pheochromocytoma, 
  • Renal cell carcinoma,
  • Pancreatic cysts (pancreatic serous cystadenoma)
  • Endolymphatic sac tumor,
  • Bilateral papillary cystadenomas of the epididymis (men) or broad ligament of the uterus (women)
- - +
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • In hereditary VHL, disease techniques such as Southern blotting and gene sequencing can be used to analyse DNA and identify mutations.
Carney complex  PRKAR1A 17q23-q24
  • Myxomas of the heart
  • Hyperpigmentation of the skin (lentiginosis)
  • Endocrine (ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome due to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease)
- - -
  • Clinical diagnosis
Neurofibromatosis type 1 RAS 17 - - - Prenatal
  • Chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis can be used to detect NF-1 in the fetus.

Postnatal Cardinal Clinical Features" are required for positive diagnosis.

  • Six or more café-au-lait spots over 5 mm in greatest diameter in pre-pubertal individuals and over 15 mm in greatest diameter in post-pubertal individuals.
  • Two or more neurofibromas of any type or 1 plexiform neurofibroma
  • Freckling in the axillary (Crowe sign) or inguinal regions
  • Optic glioma
  • Two or more Lisch nodules (pigmented iris hamartomas)
  • A distinctive osseous lesion such as sphenoid dysplasia, or thinning of the long bone cortex with or without pseudarthrosis.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome TP53 17 Early onset of diverse amount of cancers such as - - -

Criteria

  • Sarcoma at a young age (below 45)
  • A first-degree relative diagnosed with any cancer at a young age (below 45)
  • A first or second degree relative with any cancer diagnosed before age 60.
Gardner's syndrome APC  5q21
  • Multiple polyps in the colon 
  • Osteomas of the skull
  • Thyroid cancer,
  • Epidermoid cysts,
  • Fibromas
  • Desmoid tumors
- - -
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Colonoscopy
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 RET - + - -

Criteria Two or more specific endocrine tumors

Cowden syndrome PTEN -  Hamartomas - - -
  • PTEN mutation probability risk calculator
Acromegaly/gigantism - - - + -
Pituitary adenoma - - - + -
Hyperparathyroidism - - - + - -
  • An elevated concentration of serum calcium with elevated parathyroid hormone level is diagnostic of primary hyperparathyroidism.
  • Most consistent laboratory findings associated with the diagnosis of secondary hyperparathyroidism include elevated serum parathyroid hormone level and low to normal serum calcium.
  • An elevated concentration of serum calcium with elevated parathyroid hormone level in post renal transplant patients is diagnostic of tertiary hyperparathyoidism.
Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma

VHL RET NF1   SDHB  SDHD

- Characterized by - - -
  • Increased catecholamines and metanephrines in plasma (blood) or through a 24-hour urine collection.
Adrenocortical carcinoma
  • p53
  • Retinoblastoma h19
  • Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II)
  • p57kip2
17p, 13q  - - -
  • Increased serum glucose
  • Increased urine cortisol
  • Serum androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone
  • Low serum potassium
  • Low plasma renin activity
  • High serum aldosterone.
  • Excess serum estrogen.
Adapted from Toledo SP, Lourenço DM, Toledo RA. A differential diagnosis of inherited endocrine tumors and their tumor counterparts, journal=Clinics (Sao Paulo), volume= 68, issue= 7, 07/24/2013[3]

Treatment

Medical Therapy

  • The mainstay of therapy for adrenal metastases is chemotherapy.

Surgery

  • Adrenalectomy in conjunction with chemotherapy is the most common approach to the treatment of adrenal metastases if primary disease is well controlled and the only site of metastasis is the adrenal gland.

Prevention

  • There are no primary preventive measures available for adrenal metastases.

References

  1. Manolopoulou J, Fischer E, Dietz A, Diederich S, Holmes D, Junnila R; et al. (2015). "Clinical validation for the aldosterone-to-renin ratio and aldosterone suppression testing using simultaneous fully automated chemiluminescence immunoassays". J Hypertens. 33 (12): 2500–11. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000727. PMID 26372319.
  2. Lam KY, Lo CY (2002). "Metastatic tumours of the adrenal glands: a 30-year experience in a teaching hospital". Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 56 (1): 95–101. PMID 11849252.
  3. Toledo SP, Lourenço DM, Toledo RA (2013). "A differential diagnosis of inherited endocrine tumors and their tumor counterparts". Clinics (Sao Paulo). 68 (7): 1039–56. doi:10.6061/clinics/2013(07)24. PMC 3715026. PMID 23917672.