**7. Conclusion**

Patients diagnosed with adrenal lesions should undergo a thorough assessment of functioning in light of the possibility of malignancy.

Functioning adrenal tumors or those likely to be malignant should lead to surgical treatment.

Special care should be taken in preparation prior to adrenalectomy of patients that might suffer from functioning tumors or pheochromocytoma.

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**Author details**

Bruno Costa do Prado1

Fabiana Lima Marques2

and Octavio Meneghelli Galvão Gonçalves3

Federal University], Vitória (ES), Brazil

Federal University], Vitória (ES), Brazil

University], Vila Velha (ES), Brazil

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3 Department of Radiology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo [Espírito Santo

\*, Alana Rocha Puppim2

, Robson Dettman Jarske1

2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Universidade de Vila Velha [Vila Velha

\*Address all correspondence to: brunocostadoprado@gmail.com

1 Department of Urology, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo [Espírito Santo

, Jose Tadeu Carvalho Martins2

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*Preoperative Assessment of Functioning Benign Adrenocortical Tumors: A Clinical Surgical…*

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.83514*
