Publications by authors named "M Asia"
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- - The study analyzed adrenal masses in 1,397 patients at a tertiary care center from 1998 to 2022, revealing that most cases were found incidentally, with a median mass size of 2.9 cm and common diagnoses including adrenocortical adenoma, phaeochromocytoma, and adrenocortical carcinoma.
- - Following the 2016 European guidelines on adrenal incidentalomas, there was a notable decrease in the number of adrenalectomies (6.1% to 4.5%) and a significant increase in the discharge rate for patients with benign adrenal masses (4.4% to 25.3%).
- - The findings suggest that implementing these guidelines has
Background: Serum inflammation-based scores can predict clinical outcome in several cancer types, including adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). It is unclear whether the extent of inflammation-based scores alterations in ACC reflects malignancy, steroid excess, or both.
Methods: We investigated a large retrospective cohort of adrenocortical adenomas (ACA, n = 429) and ACC (n = 61) with available baseline full blood count and hormonal evaluation.
Background: Pheochromocytoma is associated with systemic inflammation, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between plasma metanephrine levels and haematological parameters - as a surrogate of inflammation - in patients with pheochromocytoma and the influence of preoperative α-blockade treatment.
Design And Methods: We retrospectively studied 68 patients with pheochromocytoma who underwent adrenalectomy (median age 53 years, 64.
Objective: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare aggressive cancer with heterogeneous behaviour. Disease surveillance relies on frequent imaging, which comes with significant radiation exposure. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA)-related biomarkers (BMs) for prognostication and monitoring of ACC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Benign adrenocortical tumours are diagnosed in ∼5% of adults and are associated with cortisol excess in 30%-50% of cases. Adrenal Cushing's syndrome (CS) is rare and leads to multiple haematological alterations. However, little is known about the effects of the much more frequent mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) on immune function.
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