The indeterminate adrenal lesion

The indeterminate adrenal lesion

With the increasing use of abdominal cross-sectional imaging, incidental adrenal masses are being detected more often. The important clinical question is whether these lesions are benign adenomas or malignant primary or secondary masses. Benign adrenal masses such as lipid-rich adenomas, myelolipomas, adrenal cysts and adrenal haemorrhage have pathognomonic cross-sectional imaging appearances. ...

Indeterminate bone lesion: the diagnosis

The indeterminate adrenal mass in patients with cancer

With the increasing use of abdominal cross-sectional imaging, incidental adrenal masses are frequently detected. The commonest clinical question is whether these are benign adenomas or malignant primary or secondary masses. The nature of incidentally detected adrenal masses can be determined with a high degree of accuracy using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as be...

Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo with indeterminate cerebellar lesion: case report.

Of the numerous causes of dizziness, those that represent a life-threatening condition are rare. Physicians must guard against missing these rare but serious conditions while controlling the cost of the evaluation of patients who present with dizziness. This case study involving a 41-year-old female was written to illustrate the importance of systematic case history taking and of obtaining an E...

Imaging Algorithms for Adrenal Lesion Characterization

The information below regarding the use of imaging to characterize adrenal masses, will benefit practicing radiologists in both the academic and private practice settings. The decision as to how to manage an incidentally detected adrenal mass is one we face every day, and in order to recommend the most appropriate imaging test for characterization, we need to be familiar with the various imagin...