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*May be hormonally active. | *May be hormonally active. | ||
*Can be a cause of [[hypertension]].<ref name=pmid18584586/> | |||
*Radiologists are good at identifying adenomas, as they are usually lipid rich and have a characteristic low HU signal.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/376240-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/376240-overview].</ref> | *Radiologists are good at identifying adenomas, as they are usually lipid rich and have a characteristic low HU signal.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/376240-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/376240-overview].</ref> | ||
**Microadenomas may be missed.<ref name=pmid18584586/><ref name=pmid20881759>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fujiwara | first1 = M. | last2 = Murao | first2 = K. | last3 = Imachi | first3 = H. | last4 = Yoshida | first4 = K. | last5 = Muraoka | first5 = T. | last6 = Ohyama | first6 = T. | last7 = Kushida | first7 = Y. | last8 = Haba | first8 = R. | last9 = Kakehi | first9 = Y. | title = Misdiagnosis of two cases of primary aldosteronism owing to failure of computed tomography to detect adrenal microadenoma. | journal = Am J Med Sci | volume = 340 | issue = 4 | pages = 335-7 | month = Oct | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181e95587 | PMID = 20881759 }}</ref> | |||
Indications for excision:<ref name=pmid10870039>{{Cite journal | last1 = Luton | first1 = JP. | last2 = Martinez | first2 = M. | last3 = Coste | first3 = J. | last4 = Bertherat | first4 = J. | title = Outcome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma selected for surgery: an analysis of 88 cases investigated in a single clinical center. | journal = Eur J Endocrinol | volume = 143 | issue = 1 | pages = 111-7 | month = Jul | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 10870039 }} | Indications for excision:<ref name=pmid10870039>{{Cite journal | last1 = Luton | first1 = JP. | last2 = Martinez | first2 = M. | last3 = Coste | first3 = J. | last4 = Bertherat | first4 = J. | title = Outcome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma selected for surgery: an analysis of 88 cases investigated in a single clinical center. | journal = Eur J Endocrinol | volume = 143 | issue = 1 | pages = 111-7 | month = Jul | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 10870039 }} | ||
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*Hormonally active. | *Hormonally active. | ||
*Non-incidental finding. (???) | *Non-incidental finding. (???) | ||
*Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) suggestive of adenoma.<ref name=pmid18584586>{{Cite journal | last1 = Myint | first1 = KS. | last2 = Watts | first2 = M. | last3 = Appleton | first3 = DS. | last4 = Lomas | first4 = DJ. | last5 = Jamieson | first5 = N. | last6 = Taylor | first6 = KP. | last7 = Coghill | first7 = S. | last8 = Brown | first8 = MJ. | title = Primary hyperaldosteronism due to adrenal microadenoma: a curable cause of refractory hypertension. | journal = J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst | volume = 9 | issue = 2 | pages = 103-6 | month = Jun | year = 2008 | doi = 10.3317/jraas.2008.015 | PMID = 18584586 }}</ref> | |||
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