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(Created page with "'''Adrenal adenomas''' are small (1 – 5 cm), yellow, soft benign tumors of the adrenal cortex. Only a small percentage of them are functional (hormone-secreting), while the majority are non-functional. Adrenal tumours are often discovered incidentally on CT imaging, giving them the nickname '''adrenal incidentaloma'''. In most cases, these incidentalomas are harmless non-functional adrenal adenomas. Incidentalomas are found on 0,3 – 5% of abdominal CT scans...")
 
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'''Adrenal adenomas''' are small (1 – 5 cm), yellow, soft benign tumors of the adrenal cortex. Only a small percentage of them are functional (hormone-secreting), while the majority are non-functional.  
'''Adrenal adenomas''' are small (1 – 5 cm), yellow, soft benign [[Adrenal tumour|adrenal tumours]]. Only a small percentage of them are functional (hormone-secreting), while the majority are non-functional.  


Adrenal tumours are often discovered incidentally on [[CT]] imaging, giving them the nickname '''adrenal incidentaloma'''. In most cases, these incidentalomas are harmless non-functional adrenal adenomas. Incidentalomas are found on 0,3 – 5% of abdominal [[CT]] scans and are therefore quite common.
Adrenal tumours are often discovered incidentally on [[CT]] imaging, giving them the nickname '''adrenal incidentaloma'''. In most cases, these incidentalomas are harmless non-functional adrenal adenomas. Incidentalomas are found on 0,3 – 5% of abdominal [[CT]] scans and are therefore quite common.
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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
For indications of treatment, see [[Adrenal tumour|adrenal tumours]].
For indications of treatment, see [[Adrenal tumour|adrenal tumours]].
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