Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Purpose: The purposes of the present study were to evaluate growth rate of nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) and their development to hormonal hypersecretion on follow-up. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted from the electronic medical records. A total of 314 patients were diagnosed with adrenal tumors between 2000 and 2016. After excluding patients who had overt adrenal endocrine disorders or whose adrenal tumors were clinically diagnosed as metastatic malignancies, we investigated 108 patients with nonfunctioning AIs including characteristics, the treatment, the way of follow-up and pathology. Results: Fifteen patients received immediate adrenalectomy because of the initial tumor size or patient's preference. Pathological examination revealed malignancy in 2 patients. In the remaining 93 patients, radiological examinations were performed periodically. Tumor enlargement of ≥ 1.0cm was observed in 8.6% of the patients who were followed up as nonfunctioning AIs with a median follow-up period of 61.5 months (range: 4-192). Eleven patients underwent adrenalectomy. On the pathological examinations, all of the tumors, which showed a size increase, were diagnosed as benign tumors. Regarding the followed up patients without adrenalectomy, only 2.4% of the patients had tumor enlargement during the prolonged follow-up. Furthermore, none of the patients developed hormonal hypersecretion or clinical signs such as obesity, glucose intolerance or poorly controlled hypertension. Conclusions: Tumor enlargement of AIs did not correlate with malignancy. The value of repeat radiological and hormonal examinations may be limited in the long-term follow-up of patients whose AIs are not enlarged. |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomasAdrenal incidentaloma [Supplementary Concept]AdrenalectomyRadiologyABSTRACT Purpose: The purposes of the present study were to evaluate growth rate of nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) and their development to hormonal hypersecretion on follow-up. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted from the electronic medical records. A total of 314 patients were diagnosed with adrenal tumors between 2000 and 2016. After excluding patients who had overt adrenal endocrine disorders or whose adrenal tumors were clinically diagnosed as metastatic malignancies, we investigated 108 patients with nonfunctioning AIs including characteristics, the treatment, the way of follow-up and pathology. Results: Fifteen patients received immediate adrenalectomy because of the initial tumor size or patient's preference. Pathological examination revealed malignancy in 2 patients. In the remaining 93 patients, radiological examinations were performed periodically. Tumor enlargement of ≥ 1.0cm was observed in 8.6% of the patients who were followed up as nonfunctioning AIs with a median follow-up period of 61.5 months (range: 4-192). Eleven patients underwent adrenalectomy. On the pathological examinations, all of the tumors, which showed a size increase, were diagnosed as benign tumors. Regarding the followed up patients without adrenalectomy, only 2.4% of the patients had tumor enlargement during the prolonged follow-up. Furthermore, none of the patients developed hormonal hypersecretion or clinical signs such as obesity, glucose intolerance or poorly controlled hypertension. Conclusions: Tumor enlargement of AIs did not correlate with malignancy. The value of repeat radiological and hormonal examinations may be limited in the long-term follow-up of patients whose AIs are not enlarged.Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia2019-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382019000300503International braz j urol v.45 n.3 2019reponame:International Braz J Urol (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia (SBU)instacron:SBU10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2018.0235info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTasaki,MasayukiKasahara,TakashiTakizawa,ItsuhiroSaito,KazuhideNishiyama,TsutomuTomita,Yoshihikoeng2019-06-18T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1677-55382019000300503Revistahttp://www.brazjurol.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||brazjurol@brazjurol.com.br1677-61191677-5538opendoar:2019-06-18T00:00International Braz J Urol (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia (SBU)false |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas Tasaki,Masayuki Adrenal incidentaloma [Supplementary Concept] Adrenalectomy Radiology |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Limited significance of repeated long-term radiological and hormonal examination in nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas |
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Tasaki,Masayuki |
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Tasaki,Masayuki Kasahara,Takashi Takizawa,Itsuhiro Saito,Kazuhide Nishiyama,Tsutomu Tomita,Yoshihiko |
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Kasahara,Takashi Takizawa,Itsuhiro Saito,Kazuhide Nishiyama,Tsutomu Tomita,Yoshihiko |
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Tasaki,Masayuki Kasahara,Takashi Takizawa,Itsuhiro Saito,Kazuhide Nishiyama,Tsutomu Tomita,Yoshihiko |
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Adrenal incidentaloma [Supplementary Concept] Adrenalectomy Radiology |
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Adrenal incidentaloma [Supplementary Concept] Adrenalectomy Radiology |
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ABSTRACT Purpose: The purposes of the present study were to evaluate growth rate of nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) and their development to hormonal hypersecretion on follow-up. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted from the electronic medical records. A total of 314 patients were diagnosed with adrenal tumors between 2000 and 2016. After excluding patients who had overt adrenal endocrine disorders or whose adrenal tumors were clinically diagnosed as metastatic malignancies, we investigated 108 patients with nonfunctioning AIs including characteristics, the treatment, the way of follow-up and pathology. Results: Fifteen patients received immediate adrenalectomy because of the initial tumor size or patient's preference. Pathological examination revealed malignancy in 2 patients. In the remaining 93 patients, radiological examinations were performed periodically. Tumor enlargement of ≥ 1.0cm was observed in 8.6% of the patients who were followed up as nonfunctioning AIs with a median follow-up period of 61.5 months (range: 4-192). Eleven patients underwent adrenalectomy. On the pathological examinations, all of the tumors, which showed a size increase, were diagnosed as benign tumors. Regarding the followed up patients without adrenalectomy, only 2.4% of the patients had tumor enlargement during the prolonged follow-up. Furthermore, none of the patients developed hormonal hypersecretion or clinical signs such as obesity, glucose intolerance or poorly controlled hypertension. Conclusions: Tumor enlargement of AIs did not correlate with malignancy. The value of repeat radiological and hormonal examinations may be limited in the long-term follow-up of patients whose AIs are not enlarged. |
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