Veterinarians are often presented with complex adrenal neoplasia cases that have significant intraoperative challenges, which require the skills of an experienced surgeon. Perioperative evaluation and treatment of these patients can be equally challenging, and successful outcomes require a thorough understanding of the tumor types that affect the adrenal glands, as well as an understanding of appropriate preoperative and postoperative management of these cases. Even when a clinician has a thorough understanding of adrenal neoplasia, definitive preoperative diagnosis can be difficult. Further difficulty can arise when a patient with no obvious outward signs of adrenal disease is diagnosed with an adrenal tumor during abdominal ultrasound for an unrelated condition. These are some of the many factors that make adrenal gland neoplasia a complex but often times rewarding condition to treat.
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