Nandita Chaudhary, Mallika Danda, Suneel Mattoo, Pallavi Prasad, Amit Agarwal
Keywords :
Adrenal adenoma, Cushing's syndrome, Thyroid surgery
Citation Information :
Chaudhary N, Danda M, Mattoo S, Prasad P, Agarwal A. Black Adrenal Adenoma: is it Unusual?. World J Endoc Surg 2019; 11 (1):33-35.
A 21 years old lady presented with swelling of feet and face. Weight gain and stretch marks with cushingoid features on examination with hirsutism and she had a right adrenal adenoma measuring 3 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm which was black colored. We discuss this black colored adenoma in this image of interest.
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