WFUMB position paper on the management incidental findings: adrenal incidentaloma
Focal lesions of the adrenal glands are incidentally detected in approximately 5% of cases by modern imaging techniques. Fewer than 5% of these adrenal incidentalomas are malignant and approximately 10% have endocrine activity. Reliable differentiation of malignant versus benign and hormonally activ...
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| author | Christoph F. Dietrich Jean Michel Correas Yi Dong Christian Nolsoe Susan Campbell Westerway Christian Jenssen |
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| description | Focal lesions of the adrenal glands are incidentally detected in approximately 5% of cases by modern imaging techniques. Fewer than 5% of these adrenal incidentalomas are malignant and approximately 10% have endocrine activity. Reliable differentiation of malignant versus benign and hormonally active versus nonfunctional adrenal incidentalomas significantly influences therapeutic management and the outcome of affected individuals. Therefore, each adrenal incidentaloma should undergo a standardized diagnostic work-up to exclude malignancy and endocrine activity. This position statement of the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) summarizes the available evidence on the management of adrenal incidentaloma and describes efficient management strategies with particular reference to the role of ultrasound techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccb3fe33f24544958556733ac210c8b62022-12-22T00:03:45ZengKorean Society of Ultrasound in MedicineUltrasonography2288-59192288-59432020-01-01391112110.14366/usg.190291073WFUMB position paper on the management incidental findings: adrenal incidentalomaChristoph F. Dietrich0Jean Michel Correas1Yi Dong2Christian Nolsoe3Susan Campbell Westerway4Christian Jenssen5 Medical Department, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany Service de Radiologie Adultes, Hôpital Necker, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France Medical Department, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany Ultrasound Section, Division of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Ultrasound Department, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW, Australia Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland, Strausberg/Wriezen and Brandenburg Institute for Clinical Ultrasound, Neuruppin, GermanyFocal lesions of the adrenal glands are incidentally detected in approximately 5% of cases by modern imaging techniques. Fewer than 5% of these adrenal incidentalomas are malignant and approximately 10% have endocrine activity. Reliable differentiation of malignant versus benign and hormonally active versus nonfunctional adrenal incidentalomas significantly influences therapeutic management and the outcome of affected individuals. Therefore, each adrenal incidentaloma should undergo a standardized diagnostic work-up to exclude malignancy and endocrine activity. This position statement of the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) summarizes the available evidence on the management of adrenal incidentaloma and describes efficient management strategies with particular reference to the role of ultrasound techniques.http://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-19029.pdfadrenal incidentalomadiagnostic imagingposition paperworld federation of ultrasound in medicine and biology |
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| title | WFUMB position paper on the management incidental findings: adrenal incidentaloma |
| title_full | WFUMB position paper on the management incidental findings: adrenal incidentaloma |
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| title_short | WFUMB position paper on the management incidental findings: adrenal incidentaloma |
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