Endocrine Abstracts

Adrenal tumours are among the most common human neoplasias and comprise a wide range of pathologies from benign non-secretory adenomas (leave-me-alone lesions) to life threatening adrenocortical cancer (ACC) requiring early detection and treatment. For the patient, the discovery of an adrenal mass inevitably raises the question whether the lesion is malignant. Current strategies to answer this question are based upon tumor size, imaging characteristics in CT or MRI and follow-...

B Allolio, Department for Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany AbstractBruno Allolio received his Bachelor of Physics Degree in 1974 and graduated in Medicine from the University of Cologne in 1975. He obtained his MD in 1977 and trained in General Medicine and Endocrinology at the University Hospital Cologne. He received basic science training under the auspices of John Landon at Ba...