SUBCLINICAL HORMONE-SECRETION BY INCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED ADRENAL MASSES

Objective: To determine the frequency of subclinical hormone secretion in incidentally discovered adrenal masses. Design: We reviewed the ra diologic reports of 1779 consecutive computed tomographic scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Setting: Regional referral medical center . Patients: Eighty-nine patients with abnormalities of one or both adr enal glands were identified. Patients with non-adrenal gland malignant neoplasms, primary aldosteronism, adrenal hemorrhage, and death or se vere illness were not investigated. The final study group consisted of 26 patients with incidentally discovered adrenal masses.