Posted: July 24th, 2017

An asymptomatic 50-year-old woman has hypertension. Her urinary excretion of catecholamines is increased. A CT scan shows a suprarenal mass. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

An asymptomatic 50-year-old woman has
hypertension. Her urinary excretion of
catecholamines is increased. A CT scan shows a
suprarenal mass. Which of the following is the
most likely cause?
(A) Benign neoplasm of the adrenal cortex
(B) Benign neoplasm of the adrenal medulla
(C) Malignant neoplasm of the adrenal
cortex
(D) Malignant neoplasm of the adrenal
medulla
(E) Diffuse hyperplasia of the adrenal
cortex
(F) Diffuse hypoplasia of the adrenal
medulla