Evaluation of incidental adrenal mass

Last reviewed: 9 Nov 2024
Last updated: 22 Dec 2023

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

Associate Professor

Division of Nuclear Medicine

Department of Radiology

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor

MI

Disclosures

BV declares that he has no competing interests.

Mitchel Muhleman, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Nuclear Medicine

Department of Radiology

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor

MI

Disclosures

MM declares that he has no competing interests.

Daniel Wale, DO

Associate Professor

Division of Nuclear Medicine

Department of Radiology

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor

MI

Disclosures

DW declares that he has no competing interests.

Ka Kit Wong, MBBS

Associate Professor

Division of Nuclear Medicine

Department of Radiology

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor

MI

Disclosures

KKW declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Dr Benjamin Viglianti, Dr Mitchel Muhleman, Dr Daniel Wale, and Dr Ka Kit Wong would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Milton D. Gross and Dr Anca M. Avram, the previous contributors to this topic.

Disclosures

MDG is an author of references cited in this topic. AMA declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Shehzad Basaria, MD

Assistant Professor

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Disclosures

SB declares that he has no competing interests.

Lawrence S. Kirschner, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Ohio State University

Columbus

OH

Disclosures

LSK declares that he has no competing interests.

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