Terminology and Classification of Adrenal Incidentalomas.
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The term adrenal incidentaloma, literally meaning "adrenal tumor discovered by chance" (incidentally discovered adrenal mass) first appeared in the early 80s. It was from this time that a constant increase in the number of "accidentally" detected adrenal tumors was noted, which is associated with the widespread introduction of non-invasive methods of topical diagnostics (ultrasound, CT, MRI) into clinical practice. In medical literature, one can also find several other names for these neoplasms: clinically silent adrenal masses, "asymptomatic", "non-functioning", "hormonally inactive", etc. At the same time, in works that use these terms, the same researchers identify clinical symptoms of adrenal hyperfunction and changes in the hormonal profile in a significant proportion of patients. According to most authors, the term incidentaloma is the most accurate, since it indicates, first of all, the “accidental” nature of the detection of a neoplasm in the adrenal region.
Author: Madaminov, Fakhriddin
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6911888117
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