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Adrenal adenoma is this cancer?
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Adenoma: Is a bening tumor. If left untreated, can become cancerous (adenocarcinoma).
Answered 11/24/2012
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No: An adrenal adenoma is a benign lesion and are often small (several cms.) the larger the adrenal lesion, the higher the probability of a cancer being present. Some lesions may need to be surgically removed to definitively ascertain that there is no cancer.
Answered 12/16/2012
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