67-Year-Old Man Presents With Cough & SOB

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A 67-year-old man presents with cough and shortness of breath. Diagnostic imaging revealed the presence of a mass in the right lower lobe. In addition, a mass was detected in the right adrenal gland. Sections from the lung and adrenal gland are shown, respectively. What is your diagnosis?

A 67-year-old man presents with cough and shortness of breath. Diagnostic imaging revealed the presence of a mass in the right lower lobe. In addition, a mass was detected in the right adrenal gland. Sections from the lung and adrenal gland are shown, respectively.

 

What is your diagnosis?

A. Two independent tumors: lung carcinoma and adrenocortical carcinoma
B. Pulmonary adenocarcinoma metastatic to the adrenal gland
C. Adrenocortical carcinoma metastatic to the lung
D. Pulmonary adenocarcinoma and adrenocortical hyperplasia
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