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ea0035p527 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2014

Could non-functional adrenal incidentaloma be a risk factor for atherosclerosis and metabolic disturbances?

Emral Rifat , Kose Ayla Demir , Corapcioglu Demet , Demir Ozgur , Uysal Ali Riza

Introduction: Non-functional adrenal incidentalomas (AI) are currently quite important since they can also cause metabolic disturbances. This study was designed to evaluate possible insulin resistance indicators and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with non-functional AI.Patients and methods: 83 patients with non-functional AI were enrolled to the study. Control group consisted of 56 patients without any adrenal lesion. Fasting blood glucose, and ...