the Management of Adrenal Lesions
- Glossary
Adrenal incidentaloma:
An adrenal incidentaloma is an adrenal
mass detected on imaging not performed for a suspected
adrenal disease. By this
strict definition, the imaging study is not done for signs and symptoms
potentially indicative of adrenal hormone excess (eg, pheochromocytoma,
Cushing’s, or Conn’s syndrome) or an otherwise suspected adrenal disease, but
rather for the evaluation of symptoms
that are not suggestive of an adrenal problem, such as investigations
for abdominal or back pain, (1).
Functioning tumor:
It is an adrenal
tumor that secretes hormones in an autonomous/unregulated manner, (1).