Is biochemical screening for pheochromocytoma in adrenal incidentalomas expressing low unenhanced attenuation on computed tomography necessary?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2077-2083

  Sane, Timo ^a   Schalin Jantti C ^a,b   Raade, M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN; RENIN;

ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA; ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE URINE LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METANEPHRINE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMETANEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861998192     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1061     Document Type: Article

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