Open AccessAdrenal incidentaloma needs thorough biochemical evaluation – An institutional experience
Author(s) -
AshokK Bhuyan,
AkashN Shah,
UmaK Saikia,
BipulK Chaudhary
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_335_21
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , incidentaloma , malignancy , histopathology , biopsy , adrenal insufficiency , hormone , adrenocortical adenoma , radiology , myelolipoma , adenoma , adrenal gland , pathology
Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are seen in around 2% of apparently healthy individuals. These require careful evaluation for the hormone excess state and the presence of malignancy prior to intervention.