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ea0029p93 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012

Evaluation of uni- and bilateral adrenal incidentalomas with (131I) 6β-iodomethyl-norcholesterol scintigraphy.

Papierska L. , Cwikla J. , Rabijewski M. , Roslonowska E. , Wernic K. , Otto M.

The growing incidence of adrenal incidentaloma needs new methods of assessment of their function, especially for cases with subclinical hyperfunction. The bilateral adrenal incidentalomas in patients with subclinical Cushing syndrome (SCS) often need only unilateral surgery, but if their diameters and phenotypes are similar, coming to decision about side of adrenalectomy may be difficult. Another problem generate tumors suspected of subclinical aldosterone hypersecretion: the ...