PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gopan, Thottathil
AU  - Remer, Erick
AU  - Hamrahian, Amir H.
TI  - Evaluating and managing adrenal incidentalomas
DP  - 2006 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 561--568
VI  - 73
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/6/561.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/6/561.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Jun 01; 73
AB  - 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.