title: [The role of computer tomography in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant tumors of the adrenals cortex].
abstract: Possibilities of computer tomography (CT) application for differential diagnosis of tumors of the adrenal cortex (TAC) were studied. CT was conducted in 157 patients with TAC, including 75--with malignant (MTAC), 82--with benign (BTAC), permitting to revealed MTAC in 76% patients. In 17.1% patients with BTAC false-positive results were noted, reducing, thus, the method diagnostic value. While the trustworthy signs of malignancy are absent, it is necessary to conduct morphological verification of the adrenal tumors nature using puncture biopsy and/or intraoperative express-cytological investigation.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Komissarenko
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Rybakov
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kvacheniuk
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lazar'
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Fedorova
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kovalenko
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Mel'nik
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Negrienko
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed