Endocrine Abstracts

Subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) occurs in 5–30% of incidentally-detected adrenal adenomas (AIs). Common screening tests for ACTH-independent hypercortisolism have significant false positive rates, mandating further investigations that are both time and resource intensive. We investigated whether a low basal DHEAS level is a sensitive and specific screening test for the detection/exclusion of SH in patients with newly-diagnosed AI. We recruited 185 consecutive patients w...