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ea0035p557 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2014

Adrenal incidentaloma: is it a disease of elderly? A clinical study of 2650 cases registered at a single endocrinological center

Kasperlik-Zaluska Anna , Otto Maciej , Cichocki Andrzej , Slapa Rafal , Rozkowszka Katarzyna , Slowinska-Srzednicka Janina , Roslonowska Elzbieta , Jeske Wojciech , Zdunowski Piotr , Zgliczynski Wojciech

It is generally believed that frequency of incidentally found adrenal tumours (adrenal incidentaloma(AI)) increases with age. Our study aimed at an analysis of age patterns in our group of patients with AI.Design: Material: 2650 patients, 1943 womens, 707 men. The diagnostic basis: clinical examination, imaging studies, hormonal determinations, pathomorphological and cytochemical investigations of the surgically removed 755 adrenal tumours. The material ...