ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2018
The Lateralizing Asymmetry of Adrenal Adenomas.
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- The Etiological Profile of Adrenal Incidentalomas.Cureus · 2022Article
- Morphologically Normal-Appearing Adrenal Glands as a Prevalent Source of Aldosterone Production in Primary Aldosteronism.American journal of hypertension · 2022Article
- Discriminative Capacity of CT Volumetry to Identify Autonomous Cortisol Secretion in Incidental Adrenal Adenomas.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Article
- Pathophysiological Link between Insulin Resistance and Adrenal Incidentalomas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Adrenal Incidentaloma.Endocrine reviews · 2020Review
- The Concordance Between Imaging and Adrenal Vein Sampling Varies With Aldosterone-Driver Somatic Mutation.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2020Article
- Clinical outcomes of primary aldosteronism based on lateralization index and contralateral suppression index after adrenal venous sampling in real-world practice: a retrospective cohort study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2020Article
- Lateralizing Asymmetry of Adrenal Imaging and Adrenal Vein Sampling in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2019Article
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Abstract
contextIt is presumed that the incidence of adrenal adenomas is symmetric between the left and right adrenal gland; however, anecdotal observations suggest a potential lateralizing asymmetry.
objectiveTo investigate the symmetry in detection of adrenal adenomas and relevance to patient care.
designCross-sectional and longitudinal studies. POPULATION AND
settingOne thousand three hundred seventy-six patients with abdominal computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating benign-appearing adrenal adenomas. MAIN OUTCOME: Location and size of adrenal adenomas.
resultsLeft-sided adenomas were discovered in 65% of patients, right-sided in 21%, and bilateral adenomas in 14%. Among unilateral adenomas, 75% were left-sided. Left-sided adenomas were more prevalent than right-sided adenomas in each size category except the largest: <10 mm, 87%; 10 to 19 mm, 74%; 20 to 29 mm, 72%; ≥30 mm, 56% (
conclusionsAdrenal adenomas are substantially more likely to be identified on the left adrenal than the right. This observation may be due to detection bias attributed to the location of the right adrenal, which may preclude identification of right-sided adenomas until they are substantially larger. These findings suggest the potential for an underrecognition of right-sided adenomas that may also impair the accurate detection of bilateral adrenal diseases.
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