Lijecnicki vjesnik 2010;132(3-4)
MANAGEMENT OF ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA: THE POSITION STATEMENT OF THE CROATIAN REFERRAL CENTER FOR ADRENAL GLAND DISORDERS
DARKO KAŠTELAN, Tina Dušek, IZET AGANOVIĆ, RANKA ŠTERN-PADOVAN, Duško Kuzmanić, Željko Kaštelan, Nikola Knežević, Željka Crnčević-Orlić, Ivana Kraljević, Feđa Džubur, Ivana Pavlić-Renar, ZLATKO GILJEVIĆ, Jozo Jelčić, Maja Baretić, Tanja Škorić, Mirko Koršić
Abstract
Summary. Adrenal incidentalomas are tumours of adrenal glands discovered during diagnostic workup for other clinical condition unrelated to adrenal glands. Improvement in imaging techniques and their widespread use in everyday practice have increased detection of adrenal incidentalomas making their management one of the most important challenges of modern endocrinology. Based on the relevant medical literature and guidelines of other international societies a panel of Croatian leading experts in adrenal gland disorders provide practical recommendations for the diagnostics and treatment of adrenal incidentaloma.