Adrenal tumors, including adrenocortical tumors and pheochromocytomas, it is very difficult to predict the malignant potential using either clinical or morphological ground. 肾上腺肿瘤，包括皮质肿瘤和髓质肿瘤，有时通过临床和形态学也很难确定其良恶性质。
Since the first report on laparoscopic adrenalectomy, laparoscopy has become the gold standard technique for surgical treatment of benign adrenal tumors. 腹腔镜肾上腺切除术目前己成为治疗良性肾上腺肿瘤的标准方式。
