"lncidentaloma" of the adrenal gland

Authors

  • H. Santos Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz
  • A. Gonçalves Assistente Eventual de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz
  • A. Pereira Assistente Graduada de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz
  • F. Guedes Assistente Graduada de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz
  • A. Branco Chefe de Serviço de Cardiologia, Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz

Keywords:

incidentaloma, pheochromocyto­ma, adrenal gland

Abstract

Making greater use of Computerized Axial To­mography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging has increased the number of accidental discoveries of adrenal masses, which has become a serious problem in the approach and clinical behaviour towards patients.

The authors report a clinicai case of a healthy 30 years old pregnant woman who was submit­ ted to a routine abdominal and pelvic ultrasound, which showed a solid mass in the right adrenal gland. After having made severa/ screening tests, a pheochromocytoma is diagnosed, which is surgically removed.

The authors also discuss the strategy of clini­cal investigation, towards the incidental disco­very of an adrenal mass.

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Published

1997-03-31

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Santos H, Gonçalves A, Pereira A, Guedes F, Branco A. "lncidentaloma" of the adrenal gland. RPMI [Internet]. 1997 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];4(1):37-9. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2187

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (1997): Janeiro/ Março

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Case Reports

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