title: Radiology of the adrenal incidentalomas. Review of the literature.
abstract: The term "adrenal incidentaloma" is a radiological term. Adrenal incidentalomas are adrenal tumors discovered in an imaging study that has been obtained for indications exclusive to adrenal conditions (Udelsman 2001; Linos 2003; Bulow et al. 2006; Anagnostis et al. 2009). This definition excludes patients undergoing imaging testing as part of staging and work-up for cancer (Grumbach et al. 2003; Anagnostis et al. 2009). Papierska et al. (2013) have added the prerequisite that the size of a tumor must be "greater than 1cm in diameter", in order to be called incidentaloma. Although in the most cases these masses are non-hypersecreting and benign, they still represent an important clinical concern because of the risk of malignancy or hormone hyperfunction (Barzon et al. 2003). Th e adrenal tumors belong to the commonest incidental findings having been discovered (Kanagarajah et al. 2012).
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Farrugia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martikos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Surgeon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tzanetis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Misiakos
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zavras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charalampopoulos
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000224:Addison Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007204:Indium; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015282:Octreotide; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D007204:Indium; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D015282:Octreotide