Question 241 · LEK · Adrenal cancer
Which of the following concerning adrenal glands is true?
1) incidentaloma always requires surgery;
2) ultrasound is the test of choice in the imaging diagnostics of adrenal glands;
3) laparoscopy should not be used in the surgical treatment of adrenal tumors;
4) pheochromocytoma develops from cells of the adrenal cortex;
5) Conn syndrome most often is associated with benign adenoma of the glomerular layer of the adrenal gland.
The correct answer is:
2) ultrasound is the test of choice in the imaging diagnostics of adrenal glands;
3) laparoscopy should not be used in the surgical treatment of adrenal tumors;
4) pheochromocytoma develops from cells of the adrenal cortex;
5) Conn syndrome most often is associated with benign adenoma of the glomerular layer of the adrenal gland.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3.
- B. 2,3.
- C. 2,4,5.
- D. only 1.
- E. only 5.
Hint
Check each statement: preferred imaging, standard surgical approach and the tissue of origin of each adrenal tumor.
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