RT Book, Section A1 Duh, Quan-Yang A1 Liu, Chienying A1 Tyrrell, J. Blake A2 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 1105491832 T1 Adrenals T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071792110 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105491832 RD 2024/11/09 AB Operations on the adrenal glands are performed for primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, hypercortisolism (Cushing disease or Cushing syndrome), and adrenocortical carcinoma. These conditions are usually characterized by hypersecretion of one or more of the adrenal hormones. Less commonly, surgery may also be performed for nonfunctioning tumors or metastases.