ea0029p72 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012
Tzanela M.
, Tsatlidis V.
, Margelou E.
, Tampourlou
, Mazarakis N.
, Piaditis G.
, Tsagarakis S.
Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) are a common finding in patients studied by abdominal imaging and approximately 917% is found bilaterally. So far, the potential role of hypothalomo-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation in the pathogenesis of AI, especially of those found bilaterally, has not been addressed. The DEXA-CRH test has been previously used to detect dysregulation of the HPA axis; herein, it was used to assess ACTH and cortisol responses in a large group of pat...