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Table 2 Clinical characters of patients stratified by extra-adrenal malignancy

From: A clinicopathological analysis of adrenal tumors in patients with history of extra-adrenal cancers

Cancer diagnosis

No.

Age (year), Mean (range)

GenderMale: Female

Mass size (cm)

Metastasis: Primary malignancy: PB

Surgical approaches

Open: Laparoscopy

Median (range)

< 3.2:≥3.2

Lung cancer

20

58(36–70)

14: 6

2.7(1.5–9.5)

13: 7

17: 0: 3

12: 7

Gastrointestinal cancer

17

59(43–75)

9: 8

2.3(0.5–6.5)

14: 3

7: 0: 10

7: 8

Liver cancer

15

56(34–80)

11: 4

2.8(1.4–7.7)

8: 7

11: 1: 3

7: 7

Urinary cancer

13

53(34–75)

9: 4

3.0(0.5–10.5)

8: 5

6: 0: 7

2: 10

Thyroid cancer

9

36(23–51)

4: 5

2.8(0.9–5.7)

5: 4

0: 0: 9

6: 3

Breast cancer

6

53(42–65)

0: 6

2.8(2.0–12.0)

4: 2

1: 1: 4

3: 2

The others

11

48(9–66)

7: 4

4.2(1.0–8.1)

4: 7

7: 1: 3

4: 7

Total

91

53(9–80)

54: 37

2.7(0.5–12.0)

56: 35

49: 3: 39

41: 44*

  1. * Six patients underwent biopsy only
  2. PB primary benign tumors found in patient with history of extra-adrenal malignancy