title: [Adrenal incidentaloma in elderly patients].
abstract: The adrenal incidentaloma is a disease that, thanks to the progress of the modern diagnostic, means for the longer and more high quality of life, has given a progressive increase in its impact, which has become more apparent in the elderly population. The authors after a review of literature on the impact and diagnostic, troubleshooting data endocrinology and imaging, these adrenal gland silent tumor clinically poses, envisage a therapeutic for use in older patient protocol.
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calbo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catalfamo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sciglitano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calbo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Plutino
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Didio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgone
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010535:Laparoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome