What are the causes, prevalence, and natural
history of clinically inapparent adrenal masses?
NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research |
State-of-the-Science Conference on the Management |
of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass (“Incidentaloma”) |
February 4- 6, 2002 |
Natcher Conference Center |
National Institutes of Health |
Bethesda, Maryland |
An independent, non-Federal panel will weigh the latest scientific evidence on the management of the clinically inapparent adrenal mass and will draft a statement addressing the following key questions:
What are the causes, prevalence, and natural
history of clinically inapparent adrenal masses?
Based on available scientific evidence,
what is the appropriate evaluation of a clinically inapparent adrenal mass?
What criteria should guide the decision
on surgical versus nonsurgical management of these masses?
If surgery is indicated, what is the appropriate
procedure?
What is the appropriate follow-up for patients
for each management approach?
What additional research is needed to guide
practice?
Sponsored by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR)
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