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The Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass
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A 68-year-old woman is incidentally found to have a left adrenal mass, 2.8 cm in diameter, on abdominal computed tomography that was ordered to evaluate right lower abdominal discomfort (which has since resolved). Her medical history is notable only for hypertension that has been well controlled with hydrochlorothiazide, at a dose of 25 mg daily. She reports no sweating, palpitations, headache, weight gain, or proximal muscle weakness. Her physical examination is unremarkable. How should she be evaluated?
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Management of the clinically inapparent adrenal mass ("incidentaloma")
Grumbach, M. M., Biller, B. M. K., Braunstein, G. D., Campbell, K. K., Carney, J. A., Godley, P. A., Harris, E. L., Lee, J. K. T., Oertel, Y. C., Posner, M. C., et al. (2003) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-5-200303040-00013 · Cited by 945
The clinically inapparent adrenal mass: update in diagnosis and management
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CT time-attenuation washout curves of adrenal adenomas and nonadenomas
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“In a series of 887 patients who had adrenal incidentalomas, a diameter >4 cm was shown to have 90% sensitivity for the detection of adrenocortical carcinoma but low specificity; only 24% of lesions >4 cm in diameter were malignant [9].”
BackgroundLong-term follow-up study of patients with adrenal incidentalomas.
Libe, R., Dall'Asta, C., Barbetta, L., Baccarelli, A., Beck-Peccoz, P., & Ambrosi, B. (2002) · European Journal of Endocrinology · doi:10.1530/eje.0.1470489 · Cited by 215
Development of overt Cushing’s syndrome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma
Barzon, L., Fallo, F., Sonino, N., & Boscaro, M. (2002) · European Journal of Endocrinology · doi:10.1530/eje.0.1460061 · Cited by 162
Endogenous subclinical hypercortisolism: diagnostic uncertainties and clinical implications.
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Funder, J. W., Carey, R. M., Fardella, C., Gomez-Sanchez, C. E., Mantero, F., Stowasser, M., Young, W. F., & Montori, V. M. (2008) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/jc.2008-0104 · Cited by 1,554
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Urine steroid metabolomics as a biomarker tool for detecting malignancy in adrenal tumors
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Update in Adrenocortical Carcinoma
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- Authors
- Young, W. F.
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2007-02-08
- Volume
- 356
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 601-610
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2073541423
- Cited by
- 1,096
- References
- 13
- FWCI
- 61.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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