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Prognosis adenomas. Medically managed cats have reported sur-
VetBooks.ir Cats with unilateral adrenocortical neoplasia that vival times from several months to years. The prognosis
for cats with adrenocortical hyperplasia is not well
survive the perioperative period have good long‐term
survival (up to 1803 days); patients with adenocarcino- defined, but most cats eventually succumb to chronic
kidney disease.
mas appear to have the same prognosis as cats with

Further Reading

Djajadiningrat‐Laanen S, Galac S, Kooistra H. Primary Companion Animals. Ames, IA: Wiley‐Blackwell,
hyperaldosteronism: expanding the diagnostic net. 2013, pp. 22–7.
J Feline Med Surg 2011; 13: 641–50. Lathan P. Hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. In: Rand J, ed.
Gunn‐Moore D, Simpson K. Hypoadrenocorticism in Clinical Endocrinology of Companion Animals. Ames,
cats. In: Rand J, ed. Clinical Endocrinology of IA: Wiley‐Blackwell, 2013, pp. 1–21.