ALLMedicine™ Adrenal Incidentaloma Center

Oct 5th, 2020 - Cushing's syndrome frequently causes mental health impairment. Data in patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) are lacking. We aimed to evaluate psychiatric and neurocognitive functions in AI patients, in relation to the presence of subclinical h...

Sep 23rd, 2020 - Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical that may affect the hormones and their receptors. The aim of this study is to determine whether BPA has an effect on the development of nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI). Fifty patient...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Recently, the UK's national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme produced recommendations for the management of incidental findings identified during the scans performed as part of the lung cancer screening programme. We identified significant di...

Sep 11th, 2020 - To evaluate the risk of mass enlargement and endocrine function modification in patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI). In this retrospective study, we examined clinical and hormonal characteristics of 310 patients with AI (200 females and 110 m...

Aug 27th, 2020 - A 41-year-old woman presented to the hospital because of left flank pain. CT scan of the kidneys revealed left-sided calculi and an incidental right adrenal mass, no other symptoms noted. She then underwent shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). However, im...

Jul 8th, 2016 - : By definition, an adrenal incidentaloma is an asymptomatic adrenal mass detected on imaging not performed for suspected adrenal disease. In most cases, adrenal incidentalomas are nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas, but may also represent con...

Apr 7th, 2011 - To assess currently available evidence on adrenal incidentaloma and provide recommendations for clinical practice. A panel of experts (appointed by the Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME)) appraised the methodological quality of...

Jul 31st, 2009 - Before consideration of surgical resection, a high degree of certainty of the diagnosis is critical and can be achieved with a combination of biochemical and radio-graphic studies. Patients who present with an adrenal incidentaloma should be refer.

Apr 30th, 2008 - After excluding exogenous glucocorticoid use, we recommend testing for Cushing's syndrome in patients with multiple and progressive features compatible with the syndrome, particularly those with a high discriminatory value, and patients with adren.

Oct 5th, 2020 - Cushing's syndrome frequently causes mental health impairment. Data in patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI) are lacking. We aimed to evaluate psychiatric and neurocognitive functions in AI patients, in relation to the presence of subclinical h...

Sep 23rd, 2020 - Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical that may affect the hormones and their receptors. The aim of this study is to determine whether BPA has an effect on the development of nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI). Fifty patient...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Recently, the UK's national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme produced recommendations for the management of incidental findings identified during the scans performed as part of the lung cancer screening programme. We identified significant di...

Sep 11th, 2020 - To evaluate the risk of mass enlargement and endocrine function modification in patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI). In this retrospective study, we examined clinical and hormonal characteristics of 310 patients with AI (200 females and 110 m...

Aug 27th, 2020 - A 41-year-old woman presented to the hospital because of left flank pain. CT scan of the kidneys revealed left-sided calculi and an incidental right adrenal mass, no other symptoms noted. She then underwent shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). However, im...

Apr 15th, 2008 - In the absence of exogenous glucocorticoid use, patients with multiple and progressive features that are highly discriminatory for Cushing's syndrome should be tested for the endocrine disorder, according to new clinical practice guidelines develo.

Discussion Considering that AI prevalence is increasing, and consequently the frequency of NFAI, it is extremely important to evaluate whether these patients present a higher frequency of metabolic disorders that increase their comorbidity and mor...

Methods Study Design This retrospective and transversal study evaluated 944 subjects from two centres: Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho and Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Luiz Capriglione. Concomitantly, controls were...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Context: Although metabolic syndrome has been studied in patients with autonomous cortisol secretion, there are limited data for those with nonfunctioning adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI). Objective: To assess metabo...