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ea0037ep73 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2015

The clinical course of patients with adrenal incidentaloma: is it time to reconsider the current recommendations?

Kastelan Darko , Kraljevic Ivana , Dusek Tina , Knezevic Nikola , Solak Mirsala , Gardijan Bojana , Kralik Marko , Poljicanin Tamara , Polovina Tanja Skoric , Kastelan Zaljko

Context: The current guidelines for the management of adrenal incidentaloma advise hormonal and radiological follow-up of the patients for 2–5 years after the initial diagnosis. However, a vast majority of adrenal incidentaloma are non-functional, benign cortical adenomas that require no treatment, so the routine application of the current strategies often results in a number of unnecessary biochemical and radiological investigations.Objective: The ...