Adrenal cortical tumors: Workup, surgical approach, and post operative care

Adrenal cortical tumors only make up less than 0.2% of all pediatric tumors. But to understand these rare lesions, you have to know the complex physiology of the adrenal gland. Here we review the workup, surgical management, and perioperative care with Dr. Dan von Allmen.

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00:00 Introduction
00:39 Case presentation 1
00:50 Workup for adrenal cortical tumors
03:00 Treatment options
03:40 Prevalence of adrenal cortical tumors
04:00 Anatomy of the adrenal gland
05:20 Genetics of adrenal cortical tumors
05:50 Syndromes associated with adrenal cortical tumors
06:20 Cushing syndrome vs Cushing disease
07:20 Case presentation 2
08:50 Diagnosing hypercortisolism
09:17 Differential diagnosis for hypercotisolism
09:55 Staging for adrenal cortical tumors
11:00 Medical treatments for hypercortisolism
11:44 Surgical anatomy for adrenalectomy
12:40 Post operative treatment following adrenalectomy
13:34 Outcomes for adrenalectomy
14:27 Final case presentation
15:57 Pheochromocytomas
17:38 Outro