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	Incidentaloma
		In medicine, an incidentaloma is a tumor (-oma) found by coincidence (incidental) without clinical symptoms and suspicion.
		It is a common problem: up to 7% of all patients over 60 may harbor a benign growth, often of the adrenal gland, which is detected when diagnostic imaging is used for the analysis of unrelated symptoms.
		Other organs that can harbor incidentalomas are the pituitary gland, the liver (often a hemangioma) and the kidneys.
	www.mrsci.com /Endocrinology/Incidentaloma.php (231 words)

	Incidentaloma Endocrinology
		In medicine, an incidentaloma is a tumor(-oma) found by coincidence (incidental) without clinical symptomsand suspicion.
		It is a common problem: up to 7% of all patients over 60 may harbor a benign growth, often of the adrenal gland, which is detected when diagnostic imagingis used for the analysis of unrelated symptoms.
		Other organs that can harbor incidentalomas are the pituitary gland, the liver(often a hemangioma) and the kidneys.
	www.lumrix.com /medical/endocrinology/incidentaloma.html (253 words)

	THE NON-PALPABLE THYROID NODULE OR INCIDENTALOMA
		Among 317 incidentalomas that were aspirated from 267 patients the rate of malignancy was 12% in a retrospective analysis.
		These thyroid lesions should be managed like other “Incidentalomas”, with observation, dedicated thyroid sonography, aspiration biopsy, or even surgery, as indicated by the data and mature judgment.
		Not all "incidentalomas" in the region are thyroid in origin.
	www.thyroidmanager.org /FunctionTests/ch01s08.html (893 words)

	Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass (Incidentaloma) (CBM 2002-1)
		Incidentalomas of the adrenal gland: diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
		A malignant 'incidentaloma' in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
		Adrenal incidentalomas: adrenal hemangioma in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /pubs/cbm/adrenal_incidentaloma.html (8163 words)

	Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass - September 15, 2003 - American Family Physician
		When adrenal masses are discovered incidentally during diagnostic studies for other clinical conditions, they are commonly termed "incidentalomas." When an adrenal mass is discovered, management depends on determining whether the lesion is nonfunctioning or hormonally active and whether it is benign or malignant.
		If an incidentaloma is nonfunctioning, variables that affect management include the size, imaging characteristics, and growth rate of the lesion.
		Because of the complexity of the problem, the management of patients with adrenal incidentalomas is optimized by a multidisciplinary team approach involving physicians with expertise in endocrinology, radiology, surgery, and pathology.
	www.aafp.org /afp/20030915/tips/9.html (1037 words)

	Incidentaloma Encyclopedia Article @ InoperableCancer.com (Inoperable Cancer) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		CT scanning" as part of health screening programs, the chance of finding incidentalomas is expected to increase.
		Autospy series have suggested that pituitary incidentalomas may be quite common.
		The concept of the incidentaloma has been criticized, as such lesions do not have much in common other than the history of an incidental identification and the assumption that they are clinically inert.
	www.inoperablecancer.com /encyclopedia/Incidentaloma (470 words)

	MedBlog: Bad news: You have an 'incidentaloma'
		An incidentaloma is a benign growth or tumor found by coincidence when a doctor is looking for something else.
		The annoying part is they cause worry and may require expensive workups to show that, yes, it is a benign growth, and no, it is not a lucky discovery of early-stage cancer.
		Incidentalomas are frequently found on the adrenal glands.
	blogs.chron.com /medblog/archives/2006/09/bad_news_youve_1.html (270 words)

	Management of Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass: Summary of Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 56
		Management of adrenal incidentaloma is a complex decisionmaking process that involves considering a range of possible diagnoses and their natural history, diagnostic testing and interpretation, and weighing the risks and benefits of interventions in light of the patient's age and the tumor size.
		Sixty percent of the incidentalomas occurred between the ages of 41 and 60, and 90 percent between the ages of 31 and 70.
		A strict definition of incidentaloma would aid in the interpretation of results from clinical studies; however, it will not be sufficient to address the diverse manifestations of this condition that are also clinically relevant.
	www.ahrq.gov /clinic/epcsums/adrensum.htm (2956 words)

	Hot Thyroidology - Journal owned by the European Thyroid Association
		The problem of the thyroid incidentaloma is the problem of the clinical significance of an impalpable small thyroid nodule (usually less than 10 mm diameter and not more than 15 mm) discovered incidentally during investigation for another disease process or during screening tests on a well subject.
		The term incidentaloma is a clinical one best used for the as yet undiagnosed nodule and if a malignancy is subsequently identified the term then to be used is microcarcinoma.
		Kang et al (12) found a 2.4% prevalence of focal thyroid incidentalomas by PET scanning in a cancer screening program and a 1.6% prevalence in a combined group including subjects being evaluated for metastases from a non-thyroidal malignancy, indicating a high prevalence of incidentaloma although lower than that of both ultrasonographically-detected nodules and occult microcarcinoma.
	www.hotthyroidology.com /editorial_139.html (2573 words)

	Adrenal incidentaloma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Adrenal incidentaloma is a tumour that is usually discovered fortuitously during an imaging examination.
		The term incidentaloma is used almost exclusively for tumours of the adrenal glands.
		In the majority of cases, incidentalomas are asymptomatic but they may be associated with symptoms related to hormone hypersecretion (pheochromocytoma-like symptoms, hyperaldosteronism or Cushing syndrome).
	www.orpha.net /static/GB/adrenal_incidentaloma.html (81 words)

	Disorders & Descriptions
		An adrenal incidentaloma is a mass or tumor (larger than one centimeter) that is found on the adrenal gland (the gland located above each kidney).
		The term "incidentaloma" refers to the fact that the mass is usually found "incidentally," that is, while the patient is being examined for another condition, such as abdominal pain or injury.
		An adrenal incidentaloma is found in up to 5% of all people who are undergoing CT scans of the chest and abdomen, ultrasound of the abdomen, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen.
	cms.clevelandclinic.org /endocrinology/body.cfm?id=89 (1787 words)

	Results
		The incidentaloma was unilateral in 35 cases and bilateral in one.
		The cause of death was acute myocardial infarct in 3 cases, ventricular arrhythmia after aortic and mitral valve reconstruction, pulmonary oedema caused by cardiac failure, thrombosis of femoral vein and pulmonary embolism, acute cerebrovascular infarct, bolus suffocation related to multi-infarction dementia, and lung carcinoma with cerebral metastases.
		The four hormonally inactive incidentalomas were: 1 hematoma, 1 cyst, 1 inactive cortical hyperplasia, and 1 inactive cortical adenoma.
	ethesis.helsinki.fi /julkaisut/laa/kliin/vk/siren/results.html (2366 words)

	Adrenal incidentaloma - adrenal incidentaloma
		left adrenal incidentaloma In adrenal gland tumors, for example, a dexamethasone suppression test is management and adrenal and incidentaloma often used to detect cortisol excess, and metanephrines or catecholamines for excess of these hormones.
		Other organs that can harbor incidentalomas are the pituitary gland, the liver (often a adrenal incidentaloma hemangioma) and the kidneys.
		A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Diseases-Aa---Al/Adrenal-incidentaloma.html (332 words)

	Adrenal Incidentaloma
		The first question a clinician must ask when evaluating an adrenal incidentaloma is, “Is it hormonally active?” Any lesion of the adrenal gland has the potential to cause a hyper-secretory state, however most adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) do not overproduce hormones.
		A study of the effect of surgical removal of tumors on evolution of common chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, hypertension, and psychiatric conditions.
		Luton JP, Martinez M, Coste J. 2000 Outcome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma selected for surgery: an analysis of 88 cases investigated in a single clinical center.
	intmedweb.wfubmc.edu /grand_rounds/2001/adrenalincid.html (4744 words)

	Management of the clinically inapparent adrenal mass ("incidentaloma"). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Improvements in abdominal imaging techniques have increased detection of adrenal incidentalomas, and because the prevalence of these masses increases with age, appropriate management of adrenal tumors will be a growing challenge in our aging society.
		To address six predetermined questions, the 12-member nonfederal, nonadvocate state-of-the-science panel heard presentations from 21 experts in adrenal incidentalomas and consulted a systematic review of medical literature on the topic provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and an extensive bibliography developed by the National Library of Medicine.
		The statement is an independent report of the panel and is not a policy statement of the National Institutes of Health or the federal government.
	www.arclab.org /medlineupdates/abstract_12614096.html (171 words)

	UpToDate The adrenal incidentaloma
		— An adrenal incidentaloma is a mass lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter, serendipitously discovered by radiologic examination.
		Overall, an incidental adrenal tumor (incidentaloma, >1 cm) was seen in 259 patients (0.4 percent of all CT scans).
		Radiologic studies may also demonstrate an adrenal gland that is enlarged or unusually shaped; in some cases, the abnormality is bilateral [4].
	patients.uptodate.com /topic.asp?file=adrenal/2912 (418 words)

	Audit of adrenal incidentaloma in Sunderland Royal Hospital
		Patients with symptoms and / or signs suggesting adrenal mass prior to imaging and patients with adrenal tumours observed during staging imaging for non-adrenal malignancies were excluded.
		Ten out of total 24 adrenal masses detected during study period were true incidentalomas.
		General data showed the mean age to be 63 years, equal sex ratio, 70% of the incidentalomas being >3 cm and 60% had unilateral mass.
	www.endocrine-abstracts.org /ea/0012/ea0012p55.htm (235 words)

	NGC - NGC Summary
		The low prevalence of adrenal cortical carcinomas and the relatively low incidence of progression to hyperfunction call into question the advisability of the current practice of intense, long-term clinical follow-up of this common condition.
		Because of the complexity of the problem, the management of patients with adrenal incidentalomas will be optimized by a multidisciplinary team approach involving physicians with expertise in endocrinology, radiology, surgery, and pathology.
		In patients with tumors that remain stable on two imaging studies carried out at least 6 months apart and do not exhibit hormonal hypersecretion over 4 years, further follow-up may not be warranted.
	guideline.gov /summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=6109&nbr=3964&...+disease (886 words)

	Adrenal incidentaloma - analysis of 25 cases dis-covered...
		Adrenal incidentaloma - analysis of 25 cases dis-covered...
		Incidentaloma is defined as a surprising unexpected mass discovered by chance at the examination performed for any reason.
		USG appear as an unsuitable for causal diagnosis of adrenal incidentaloma but is considered optimal for regular follow up of patient with tumor of unknown significance.
	www.cancerprev.org /Journal/Issues/22/101/12/2686 (357 words)

	Nasze prace 1e (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Aim: The aim of the study was to asses clinical presentation of pheo in recent series of cases and to compare the pheo pts in whom the diagnosis was triggered by symptoms with those in whom pheo was diagnosed during evaluation of incidentaloma.
		In 29 pts diagnosis was initiated due to suggestive symptoms while 14 pts had diagnosis established during evaluation of incidentaloma.
		Malignant pheo was diagnosed in 2 pts (1 symptomatic/1 incidentaloma), men2b - in 2 subjects (1 symptomatic/1 incidentaloma).
	www.amwaw.edu.pl /~ganglion/naszeprace1j.html (338 words)

	The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Program: Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal ...
		After a day-and-a-half of expert presentations and questions and public discussion by members of the panel and the audience of interested attendees on incidental adrenal masses, an independent, non-Federal panel weighed the evidence and drafted a statement that was presented on the third day of the conference.
		If a patient with a unilateral incidentaloma is found on history or physical examination to have the signs and symptoms suggestive of glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, adrenal sex hormone, or catecholamine excess that is confirmed biochemically, adrenalectomy is often considered the treatment of choice.
		Utility of plasma free metanephrines measurements for the diagnosis of an adrenal incidentaloma that is a pheochromocytoma
	consensus.nih.gov /2002/2002AdrenalIncidentalomasos021html.htm (4408 words)

	Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass -- Braunstein and for the National Institutes of Health ...
		incidentaloma with the metabolic syndrome (3), bone loss in
		Adrenal incidentaloma: a new cause of the metabolic syndrome?
		Bone involvement in eugonadal male patients with adrenal incidentaloma and subclinical hypercortisolism.
	www.annals.org /cgi/content/full/140/5/401-a (807 words)

	Adrenal incidentalomas -- a continuing management dilemma -- Nawar and Aron 12 (3): 585 -- Endocrine-Related Cancer
		Angeli A, Osella G, Ali A and Terzolo M 1997 Adrenal incidentaloma: an overview of clinical and epidemiological data from the National Italian Study Group.
		Bernini G, Moretti A, Argenio G and Salvetti A 2002 Primary aldosteronism in normokalemic patients with adrenal incidentalomas.
		Chiodini I, Guglielmi G, Battista C, Carnevale V, Torlontano M, Cammisa M, Trischitta V and Scillitani A 2004 Spinal volumetric bone mineral density and vertebral fractures in female patients with adrenal incidentalomas: the effects of subclinical hypercortisolism and gonadal status.
	erc.endocrinology-journals.org /cgi/content/full/12/3/585 (6844 words)

	The Patients with Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Adenoma (Incidentaloma) Are Not at Increased Risk of Osteoporosis -- ...
		The Patients with Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Adenoma (Incidentaloma) Are Not at Increased Risk of Osteoporosis -- Osella et al.
		1998 Evaluation of markers of bone and collagen turnover in patients with active and preclinical Cushing’s syndrome and in patients with adrenal incidentaloma.
		1999 Altered bone mass and turnover in female patients with adrenal incidentaloma: the effect of subclinical hypercortisolism.
	jcem.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/86/2/604 (3047 words)

	Prevalence and Risk of Cancer of Focal Thyroid Incidentaloma Identified by 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission ...
		Prevalence and Risk of Cancer of Focal Thyroid Incidentaloma Identified by 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Metastasis Evaluation and Cancer Screening in Healthy Subjects -- Kang et al.
		Thyroid incidentalomas are defined as newly identified thyroid
		Thyroid incidentaloma was defined as thyroid uptake identified
	jcem.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/88/9/4100 (3201 words)

	Adrenal Incidentaloma / Cushing's Help and Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		An adrenal incidentaloma is defined as a mass lesion found unexpectedly in an adrenal gland by an imaging procedure performed for reasons other than suspected adrenal pathology.
		However, once discovered, two main questions arise: firstly, is the incidentaloma associated with hypersecretory syndrome and second, is the lesion benign or malignant.
		It is well-recognized that many incidentaloma, previously considered to be non-functional, display subtle states of cortisol excess, dubbed "pre-Cushing's syndrome" or "subclinical Cushing's syndrome" (biochemical evidence of Cushing's syndrome without physical stigmata).
	www.cushings-help.com /adrenal-incidentaloma.htm (1744 words)

	Adrenal Incidental Mass
		An incidental adrenal mass (incidentaloma) is found in about 4% of these procedures, or 12,000 newly discovered masses each year.
		It is expensive and not widely available, and is not recommended for routine evaluation of adrenal incidentalomas.
		6-20% of the adrenal incidentalomas have hormonal abnormalities, especially if the adrenal masses are at least 3 cm.
	members.tripod.com /~enotes/adrenalmass.htm (961 words)

	Mathias Altmeyer, PhDThesis, FU Berlin
		Although patients with adrenal incidentaloma are a frequent clinical problem, a uniqe diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm is not established.
		In a retrospective study we examined 141 patients with adrenal incidentaloma that had been seen in our unit between 1984 and 1999.
		A Subclinical Cushing syndrome was found in 16,3 %, pheochromocytoma in 4,7 % and aldosteronoma in 0,7 % of all cases.
	www.diss.fu-berlin.de /2004/72/indexe.html (360 words)

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