Adrenal masses: the investigation and management of adrenal incidentalomas
Patel, H.R.; Harris, A.M.; Lennard, T.W.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 83(4): 250-252
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 11518372 Document Number: 536329
Most general surgeons will face at sometime in their career an 'incidentaloma' of the adrenal gland. How should a surgeon approach an incidentaloma found during routine investigation for other unrelated disease processes? This paper discusses the investigation and management of adrenal incidentalomas and includes guidelines for the non-specialist.
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