Evaluation of adrenal tumors and metabolic profile of patients with incidentaloma
Author Information
Author(s): MONTALVÃO PEDRO VICTOR GONÇALVES, MANGUEIRA IURI MOURA, ALVES GABRIEL DA MOTTA, CORDEIRO JOÃO VITOR FAZZIO, COSTA MARCIA HELENA SOARES, RAVANINI GUILHERME DE ANDRADE GAGHEGGI
Primary Institution: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Hypothesis
What is the epidemiology and metabolic profile of patients with adrenal incidentalomas?
Conclusion
Patients with adrenal tumors and incidentalomas at HUGG showed a prevalence of metabolic complications similar to that found in the literature.
Supporting Evidence
- 68% of the patients were female.
- The mean age of the patients was 55 years.
- 54% of the sample had adrenal incidentalomas.
- 93.6% of the sample had benign cases.
- 10% of patients with adrenal tumors had metabolic syndrome.
Takeaway
This study looked at patients with adrenal tumors found by accident and found that many of them have similar health issues as reported in other studies.
Methodology
This is a cross-sectional study that included patients treated at HUGG for adrenal tumors, analyzing their clinical and metabolic profiles.
Limitations
The study could not evaluate urinary albumin excretion, which may lead to an underestimation of metabolic syndrome prevalence.
Participant Demographics
The sample included 31 patients, 68% female, with a mean age of 55 years.
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