Clinical and histopathological evaluation of the adrenal incidentaloma

Clinically silent adrenal masses (incidentaloma) are incidentally discovered lesions, when noninvasive imaging methods (USG, CT, MRI) are performed for reasons other than known or suspected adrenal disease. Most studies report on a prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma range between 1% and 10% in radi...

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Published in:	Neoplasma Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 221 - 226
Main Authors:	Sworczak, K, Babńiska, A, Stanek, A, Lewczuk, A, Siekierska-Hellmann, M, Błaut, K, Drobińska, A, Basiński, A, Lachński, A J, Czaplińska-Kałas, H, Gruca, Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Slovakia 2001
Subjects:	Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - epidemiology Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - pathology Adrenocortical Adenoma - diagnostic imaging Adrenocortical Adenoma - epidemiology Adrenocortical Adenoma - pathology Adrenocortical Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adrenocortical Carcinoma - epidemiology Adrenocortical Carcinoma - pathology Adult Aged Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Pheochromocytoma - diagnostic imaging Pheochromocytoma - epidemiology Pheochromocytoma - pathology Poland - epidemiology Radiography
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Summary:	Clinically silent adrenal masses (incidentaloma) are incidentally discovered lesions, when noninvasive imaging methods (USG, CT, MRI) are performed for reasons other than known or suspected adrenal disease. Most studies report on a prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma range between 1% and 10% in radiological series. Between 1994 and 1999 we observed in our Department 57 patients with incidentalomas of adrenal glands. After endocrinological evaluation silent Cushing's syndrome was found in 2 cases (3.5%). Fifty two patients were qualified for surgery. Adrenocortical adenoma was diagnosed in 73.1%; adrenocortical carcinoma in 7.7%; pheochromocytoma in 7.7% and less frequent adrenal lesions in 11.5%. All adrenal carcinomas and malignant pheochromocytomas (11.5%) were found in tumors with diameter over 4 cm.
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ISSN:	0028-2685