Prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma in a contemporary computerized tomography series

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 298-302

  Bovio, S ^a   Cataldi, A ^a   Reimondo, G ^a   Sperone, P ^a   Novello, S ^a   Berruti, A ^a   Borasio, P ^a   Fava, C ^a   Dogliotti, L ^a   Scagliotti, G V ^a   Angeli, A ^a   Terzolo, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ASO San Luigi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal incidentaloma; Adrenal metastasis; Computerized tomography; Cortical adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOLIPOMA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33745223866     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344099     Document Type: Article

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