Evaluation of incidental adrenal mass

Last reviewed: 1 Sep 2023
Last updated: 14 Dec 2021

Summary

Differentials

Common

  • Nonsecretory adrenal adenomas
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Uncommon

  • Cushing syndrome
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Primary hyperaldosteronism
  • Adrenal cysts
  • Adrenal myelolipomas
  • Adrenal hemangiomas
  • Adrenal ganglioneuroma
  • Granulomatous infiltrative adrenal lesions
  • Adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Adrenal metastases
  • Adrenal malignant melanoma
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Contributors

Authors

Benjamin Viglianti, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Radiology

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Ann Arbor Veterans Administration

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor

MI

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BV declares that he has no competing interests.

Ka Kit Wong, MBBS

Assistant Professor

Department of Nuclear Medicine

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Ann Arbor

MI

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KKW is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Milton D. Gross, MD

Professor

University of Michigan Medical Center

Ann Arbor

MI

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MDG is an author of references cited in this topic.

Acknowledgements

Dr Benjamin Viglianti, Dr Ka Kit Wong, and Dr Milton D. Gross would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Anca M. Avram, a previous contributor to this topic.

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AMA declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Shehzad Basaria, MD

Assistant Professor

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

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SB declares that he has no competing interests.

Lawrence S. Kirschner, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Ohio State University

Columbus

OH

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LSK declares that he has no competing interests.

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