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Adrenocortical tumors

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Diagnosis and Management of Endocrine-related Tumors

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Adrenocortical nodules more than a centimeter in diameter are found in approximately 1.5–8.7% of unselected postmortem examinations [1, 2] and are more frequent in older people and those with high blood pressure. Benign nonfunctional adrenocortical tumors [3] are only rarely diagnosed during life but may be diagnosed more with the increasing use of CT scans [4, 5], particularly sector CT scans and abdominal ultrasound studies. Malignant nonfunctional tumors are also very infrequent, comprising only about 0.2% of all reported carcinomas [6].

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    Richard J. Santen M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Chief) & Andrea Manni M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine, Chief) &  (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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Schumacher, O.P. (1984). Adrenocortical tumors. In: Santen, R.J., Manni, A. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Endocrine-related Tumors. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2849-0_10

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