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[Subclinical Cushing's syndrome in adrenal incidentalomas].
Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 Jan 2006
Bovio Silvia, Reimondo Giuseppe, Daffara Fulvia, Allasino Barbara, Angeli Alberto, Terzolo Massimo
Abstract excerpt
In the heyday of high-tech medicine, the incidental discovery of an adrenal mass is a frequent event owing to the routine use of sophisticated radiological techniques. The potential harm to health associated with incidentally discovered cortical adenoma, the most frequent tumor among adrenal incidentalomas, is unclear at present. Incidentally discovered adrenal adenoma may secrete cortisol autonomously, in a way...
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