Evaluating and managing adrenal incidentalomas.

Autor: Gopan T; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA., Remer E, Hamrahian AH
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine [Cleve Clin J Med] 2006 Jun; Vol. 73 (6), pp. 561-8.
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.73.6.561
Abstrakt: Adrenal masses that are found incidentally should be evaluated with both imaging and hormonal studies. The attenuation coefficient on noncontrast computed tomography (CT), expressed in Hounsfield units (HU), is better than tumor size in differentiating adrenal adenomas and hyperplastic lesions from nonadenomas. All patients should undergo hormonal evaluation for Cushing syndrome and pheochromocytoma. Those with hypertension should also be evaluated for hyperaldosteronism.
Databáze: MEDLINE