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Adrenal gland cancer

MedGen UID:
152909
•Concept ID:
C0750887
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adrenal Cancer; Adrenal Cancers; Adrenal Gland Cancer; Adrenal Gland Cancers; Cancer of the Adrenal Gland; Cancer, Adrenal; Cancer, Adrenal Gland; Cancers, Adrenal; Cancers, Adrenal Gland
SNOMED CT: CA - Cancer of adrenal gland (363355002); Cancer of adrenal gland (363355002); Adrenal gland malignancy (363355002); Malignant tumor of adrenal gland (363355002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002817

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the adrenal gland. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guidelines on the management of adrenal incidentalomas, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors.
Fassnacht M, Tsagarakis S, Terzolo M, Tabarin A, Sahdev A, Newell-Price J, Pelsma I, Marina L, Lorenz K, Bancos I, Arlt W, Dekkers OM
Eur J Endocrinol 2023 Jul 20;189(1):G1-G42. doi: 10.1093/ejendo/lvad066. PMID: 37318239
Personalized Management of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.
Nölting S, Bechmann N, Taieb D, Beuschlein F, Fassnacht M, Kroiss M, Eisenhofer G, Grossman A, Pacak K
Endocr Rev 2022 Mar 9;43(2):199-239. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnab019. PMID: 34147030Free PMC Article
Management of adrenal incidentalomas: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors.
Fassnacht M, Arlt W, Bancos I, Dralle H, Newell-Price J, Sahdev A, Tabarin A, Terzolo M, Tsagarakis S, Dekkers OM
Eur J Endocrinol 2016 Aug;175(2):G1-G34. doi: 10.1530/EJE-16-0467. PMID: 27390021

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The 15-year national trends of endocrine cancers incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005-2020.
Balajam NZ, Mousavian AH, Sheidaei A, Gohari K, Tavangar SM, Ghanbari-Motlagh A, Ostovar A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R
Sci Rep 2023 May 10;13(1):7632. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34155-2. PMID: 37164997Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Highly sensitive label-free biosensor: graphene/CaF(2) multilayer for gas, cancer, virus, and diabetes detection with enhanced quality factor and figure of merit.
Jafari B, Gholizadeh E, Jafari B, Zhoulideh M, Adibnia E, Ghafariasl M, Noori M, Golmohammadi S
Sci Rep 2023 Sep 27;13(1):16184. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43480-5. PMID: 37758823Free PMC Article
The 15-year national trends of endocrine cancers incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005-2020.
Balajam NZ, Mousavian AH, Sheidaei A, Gohari K, Tavangar SM, Ghanbari-Motlagh A, Ostovar A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R
Sci Rep 2023 May 10;13(1):7632. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34155-2. PMID: 37164997Free PMC Article
Novel Bottom-Side Polished PCF-Based Plasmonic Biosensor for Early Detection of Hazardous Cancerous Cells.
Singh S, Prajapati YK
IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2023 Jul;22(3):647-654. Epub 2023 Jun 29 doi: 10.1109/TNB.2023.3233990. PMID: 37018257
Cancer cell detection by a heart-shaped dual-core photonic crystal fiber sensor.
Mishra GP, Kumar D, Chaudhary VS, Murmu G
Appl Opt 2020 Nov 20;59(33):10321-10329. doi: 10.1364/AO.409221. PMID: 33361963
A Rare Case of Locally Advanced Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Adrenal Gland.
Limonnik V, Shah D, Sandhu A, Monga DK
Anticancer Res 2020 Oct;40(10):5933-5938. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14614. PMID: 32988925

Therapy

Adrenal gland: Cancer target of mitotane identified.
Holmes D
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2015 Nov;11(11):631. Epub 2015 Sep 15 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2015.156. PMID: 26370730
Phase I dose-escalation studies of SNX-5422, an orally bioavailable heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, in patients with refractory solid tumours.
Infante JR, Weiss GJ, Jones S, Tibes R, Bauer TM, Bendell JC, Hinson JM Jr, Von Hoff DD, Burris HA 3rd, Orlemans EO, Ramanathan RK
Eur J Cancer 2014 Nov;50(17):2897-904. Epub 2014 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.07.017. PMID: 25262379

Prognosis

The 15-year national trends of endocrine cancers incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005-2020.
Balajam NZ, Mousavian AH, Sheidaei A, Gohari K, Tavangar SM, Ghanbari-Motlagh A, Ostovar A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R
Sci Rep 2023 May 10;13(1):7632. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34155-2. PMID: 37164997Free PMC Article
BILATERAL ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.
Nikoleishvili D, Koberidze G, Kutateladze M, Zumbadze G, Mariamidze A
Georgian Med News 2018 Jan;(274):19-24. PMID: 29461221

Clinical prediction guides

The 15-year national trends of endocrine cancers incidence among Iranian men and women; 2005-2020.
Balajam NZ, Mousavian AH, Sheidaei A, Gohari K, Tavangar SM, Ghanbari-Motlagh A, Ostovar A, Shafiee G, Heshmat R
Sci Rep 2023 May 10;13(1):7632. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34155-2. PMID: 37164997Free PMC Article
Cancer cell detection by a heart-shaped dual-core photonic crystal fiber sensor.
Mishra GP, Kumar D, Chaudhary VS, Murmu G
Appl Opt 2020 Nov 20;59(33):10321-10329. doi: 10.1364/AO.409221. PMID: 33361963

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