Incidentally discovered adrenal masses

RT Kloos, MD Gross, IR Francis, M Korobkin… - Endocrine …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
I. Introduction B EFORE 1974, the literature contained 178 clinical cases of
nonhypersecretory adrenal cortical tumors (see Table 1 for nomenclature)(4). Since the …

Adrenal locidentaloma

LM Brunt, JF Moley - World journal of surgery, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Because of the frequent use of computed tomography and other abdominal imaging
modalities, clinicians more frequently see the incidentally discovered, clinically silent …

Incidentally discovered adrenal tumors: an institutional perspective

MF Herrera, CS Grant, JA van Heerden, PF Sheedy… - Surgery, 1991 - surgjournal.com
With the aim of developing guidelines for investigation and management of adrenal
incidentalomas, 2066 patients with adrenal masses were analyzed from a total of 61,054 …

Clinical utility of noncontrast computed tomography attenuation value (hounsfield units) to differentiate adrenal adenomas/hyperplasias from nonadenomas …

AH Hamrahian, AG Ioachimescu… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Radiological characterization of an adrenal tumor as adenoma may decrease the need for
follow-up imaging studies, biopsies, and unnecessary adrenalectomies. We retrospectively …

Adrenalectomy for metastatic disease to the adrenal glands

CY Lo, JA Van Heerden, JA Soreide… - British Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
A policy of supportive treatment is frequently adopted for patients with metastatic disease to
the adrenal glands. This study reports an experience with adrenalectomy for adrenal …

A survey on incidental adrenal tumors in Japan

Y Aso, Y Homma - The Journal of urology, 1992 - Elsevier
A nationwide Japanese survey of 210 cases from 116 collaborating institutions
demonstrated a dramatic increase in incidentally detected adrenal tumor from 4 cases in …

Diagnosis and management of adrenal incidentalomas

L Barzon, M Boscaro - The Journal of urology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The incidental discovery of adrenal masses has become a common clinical
problem. We address current trends in clinical, endocrine, radiological and scintigraphic …

Prospective evaluation of unilateral adrenal masses in patients with operable non-small-cell lung cancer.

SE Ettinghausen, ME Burt - Journal of clinical oncology, 1991 - ascopubs.org
Although adrenal metastases are frequently noted with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
at autopsy, their incidence in patients with operable NSCLC is unclear. We prospectively …

An imaging algorithm for the differential diagnosis of adrenal adenomas and metastases.

MM McNicholas, MJ Lee… - … American journal of …, 1995 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
The purpose of this study was to develop an algorithm using CT and chemical-shift MR
imaging for the characterization of adrenal masses in patients with a primary cancer and no …

Unknown primary cancer presenting as an adrenal mass: frequency and implications for diagnostic evaluation of adrenal incidentalomas

JE Lee, DB Evans, RC Hickey, SI Sherman, RF Gagel… - Surgery, 1998 - Elsevier
Background: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy to identify adrenal metastasis from an occult
primary malignancy has been recommended as part of the evaluation of the patient who …