[Adrenal incidentalomas].
The extensive use and progress in the improvement of imaging techniques brings about the growing incidence of incidentalomas, i.e. adrenal lesions accidentally revealed during the imaging of the abdominal cavity which was originally focused on the visualisation of organs other than adrenal glands. Despite the fact than the majority of incidentalomas (55-91%) represent benign adrenocortical adenomas, it is necessary to focus the diagnostic approach on the exclusion of malignity and hormonal activity. However, no common consent has been yet achieved in the management of incidentalomas. The authors review the literature data on the prevalence, diagnosis (namely hormonal assessments as well as imaging methods) and the current suggestion of the necessity of further investigation and treatment of adrenal incidentalomas. (Tab. 1, Fig. 5, Ref. 64.)
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IInd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Safarikiensis University, Kosicc.
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed