Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Due to the frequent occurrence of adrenal incidentalomas, diagnosis of their hormonal activity is a significant clinical concern. Approximately 7-10% of adrenal tumors are pheochromocytomas, which even in silent form can lead to hemodynamic instability during surgery. According to the ESE and ENSAT guidelines in any case of adrenal tumors greater than 1 cm pheochromocytoma should be excluded based on plasma metanephrines level and urinary metanephrines excretion....