• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 2022

    [Adrenal incidentaloma - differential diagnosis and management].

    • Hanna Remde, Otilia Kimpel, and Martin Fassnacht.
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2022 Jan 1; 147 (3): 85-91.

    AbstractAdrenal masses are common incidental findings on imaging procedures.In most cases, adrenal incidentalomas are nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas, but in up to 20 % they require therapeutic intervention. The aim of this article is to provide essential guidance for clinicians regarding clinical management of patients with adrenal incidentalomas based on the respective current clinical guidelines. The following main questions are addressed: How to distinguish a nonfunctioning incidentaloma from a functioning one and how to assess risk of malignancy? How to define and manage low-level autonomous cortisol secretion, formerly called "subclinical" Cushing's syndrome? Which patients have to be treated surgically and which approach should be used? What follow-up is indicated if the adrenal incidentaloma is not surgically removed?Thieme. All rights reserved.

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