RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluating and managing adrenal incidentalomas
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 561
OP 568
VO 73
IS 6
A1 Gopan, Thottathil
A1 Remer, Erick
A1 Hamrahian, Amir H.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/6/561.abstract
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.