COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADRENAL PATHOLOGY

  • 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 19  (6) , 524-529
Abstract
Computed tomographic diagnosis of adrenal pathology, based on experience with 13 cases, is presented. These include 5 pheochromocytomas, 2 functioning cortical adenomas and 1 case each of nonfunctioning adenoma, adrenal cyst with adenoma, carcinoma, metastasis and bilateral hyperplasia. One additional case of a small adrenal tumor of undetermined nature was probably a small non-functioning adenoma. The smallest tumor detected was 25 mm in diameter and the largest was 150 mm. Other imaging modalities employed were mainly conventional urography with tomography and ultrasonography. By these means only the larger adrenal tumors were detected. The relative merits and drawbacks of other imaging procedures are discussed and compared to computed tomography. Computed tomography should be the initial imaging procedure of choice when adrenal pathology is suspected.

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