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ea0019oc14 | Neuroendocrine and Steroids | SFEBES2009

Urinary steroid profiling as a biomarker tool for the detection of adrenal malignancy: results of the EURINE ACC Study

Arlt W , Hahner S , Libe R , Hughes BA , Biehl M , Stiekema H , Schneider P , Smith DJ , Shackleton CHL , Opocher G , Bertherat J , Allolio B , Mannelli M , Mantero F , Fassnacht M , Bertagna X , Stewart PM

Adrenal tumours have an incidence of 2–3% in the general population. Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a highly malignant tumor with a poor prognosis, has an annual incidence of two per million but representation in pre-selected patient cohorts with adrenal masses undergoing surgery is up to 12%. Differentiating adrenocortical adenomas (ACA) from ACC represents a continuous challenge, with unfavourable sensitivities and specificities provided by tumour size, imaging criteri...