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Mifepristone reduces insulin resistance in patient volunteers with adrenal incidentalomas that secrete low levels of cortisol : a pilot study [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Incidental adrenal masses are commonly detected during imaging for other pathologies. 10% of the elderly population has an ‘adrenal incidentaloma’, up to 20% of these show low-grade autonomous cortisol secretion and 60% of patients with ...
Chadarevian, Rita +4 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundDiagnosing endogenous hypercortisolism remains a challenge, partly due to a lack of biochemical tests with good diagnostic accuracy.ObjectivesTo evaluate the diagnostic value of salivary cortisol and cortisone in patients with suspected ...
Vendela Berndt +7 more
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The largest adrenal leiomyoma: A case report and literature review
Urology Case Reports, 2020 Leiomyoma is a benign tumor of smooth muscle origin. Primary leiomyoma of the adrenal gland is very rare. Adrenal tumors are often diagnosed during the ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT) study as incidentaloma. According to the literature review,
Sawkar Vijay Pramod +4 more
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Cardiovascular features of possible autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with adrenal incidentalomas [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Low-grade incomplete post-dexamethasone cortisol suppression in patients with adrenal incidentalomas – recently defined as possible autonomous cortisol secretion (pACS) – has been associated with increased cardiovascular events and mortality.
Di Giorgio, Maria Rosaria +12 more
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Silent adrenal pheochromocytoma coexistent with corticomedullary hyperplasia: a case incidentally discovered [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Pheochromocytoma (PHEO) is a rare catecholamine-producing tumour arising from chromaffin cells in the sympatho-adrenal system, and can present as asymptomatic adrenal incidentaloma (AI). Patient: We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman
Antonio, Ciardi +7 more
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Frequently asked questions and answers (if any) in patients with adrenal incidentaloma
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2021 Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are incidentally discovered adrenal masses, during an imaging study undertaken for other reasons than the suspicion of adrenal disease. Their management is not a minor concern for patients and health-care related costs, since
F. Ceccato +3 more
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Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2021 Context Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are increasingly being identified during unrelated imaging. Unlike AI clinical management, data on referral patterns in routine practice are lacking.
F. Hanna +13 more
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Patient-specific workup of adrenal incidentalomas
European Journal of Radiology Open, 2017 Purpose: : To develop a clinical prediction model to predict a clinically relevant adrenal disorder for patients with adrenal incidentaloma. Materials and methods: : This retrospective study is approved by the institutional review board, with waiver of ...
Romy R. de Haan +6 more
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Adrenal pheochromocytoma incidentally discovered in a patient with parkinsonism [PDF]
, 2015 To evaluate the diagnostic route of pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in a patient under dopaminergic treatment. A 70-year-old man with Parkinsonism and under treatment with levodopa and carbidopa came to our observation for evaluation of arterial hypertension and
Claudio Letizia +7 more
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Draft of the clinical practice guidelines “Adrenal incidentaloma”
Endocrine Surgery, 2021 The wider application and technical improvement of abdominal imaging procedures in recent years has led to an increasingly frequent detection of adrenal gland masses — adrenal incidentaloma, which have become a common clinical problem and need to be ...
D. G. Beltsevich +5 more
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