Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adrenal oncocytomas are rare and usually present as incidentally detected masses. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics of a series of patients with adrenal oncocytoma.

Material and Methods: we retrospectively collated all patients admitted to Bologhine Hospital between 2010 and 2020 for adrenal masses and who underwent surgery and a diagnosis of adrenal oncocytoma at the anathomo-pathological study (n=07). Demographic, clinical, secretory, radiological and pathological characteristics were evaluated.

Results: Of these 07 patients, 71.4% (n=5) were women and 28.6% (n=3) were men. They were between 27 and 49 years old (37.7±). Four (57.1,%) of the masses were secretory. The masses had a mean length of 91 mm (70-130 mm). Three (42.9%) oncocytomas were classified as benign and the others as having uncertain malignant potential according to Lin-Weiss-Bisceglia criteria. The patients were followed for 36-96 months, no local recurrence and no distant metastasis were detected.

Conclusions: Because there are no clinical and imaging features to differentiate adrenal oncocytomas from other types of adrenal masses, they should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of adrenal masses, especially those of large size and those suspected of being adrenal carcinoma.