Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey

Aim. To investigate the clinical and endocrinological characteristics of patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI). Materials and Methods. This retrospective study enrolled 1941 AI patients hospitalized at the Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, between January...

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Main Authors: Lele Li, Guoqing Yang, Ling Zhao, Jingtao Dou, Weijun Gu, Zhaohui Lv, Juming Lu, Yiming Mu
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3093290
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Guoqing Yang
Ling Zhao
Jingtao Dou
Weijun Gu
Zhaohui Lv
Juming Lu
Yiming Mu
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Guoqing Yang
Ling Zhao
Jingtao Dou
Weijun Gu
Zhaohui Lv
Juming Lu
Yiming Mu
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description Aim. To investigate the clinical and endocrinological characteristics of patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI). Materials and Methods. This retrospective study enrolled 1941 AI patients hospitalized at the Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, between January 1997 and December 2016. The patient gender, age at visits, imaging features, functional status, and histological results were analyzed. Results. Of the 1941 patients, 984 (50.70%) were men. The median age was 52 years (interquartile range: 44–69 years). 140 cases had bilateral AI. Endocrine evaluation showed that 1411 (72.69%) patients had nonfunctional tumor, 152 (7.83%) had subclinical Cushing syndrome (SCS), and 82 (4.33%) had primary hyperaldosteronism. A total of 925 patients underwent operation for removal of 496 cortical adenomas (53.62%), 15 adrenal cortical carcinomas (1.62%), and 172 pheochromocytomas (18.59%). The bilateral group had a higher proportion of SCS (18.57% versus 7.10%, P<0.001, P=0.006). A mass size of 46 mm was of great value in distinguishing malignant tumors from the benign tumors, with sensitivity of 88.2% and specificity of 95.5%. Conclusions. We reported the baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with AI in a large series from a single center in China.
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spelling doaj-art-69cd0ee86fc943d4a5e8abb7fcedbdc92025-08-20T03:34:08ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452017-01-01201710.1155/2017/30932903093290Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A SurveyLele Li0Guoqing Yang1Ling Zhao2Jingtao Dou3Weijun Gu4Zhaohui Lv5Juming Lu6Yiming Mu7Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaAim. To investigate the clinical and endocrinological characteristics of patients with adrenal incidentaloma (AI). Materials and Methods. This retrospective study enrolled 1941 AI patients hospitalized at the Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, between January 1997 and December 2016. The patient gender, age at visits, imaging features, functional status, and histological results were analyzed. Results. Of the 1941 patients, 984 (50.70%) were men. The median age was 52 years (interquartile range: 44–69 years). 140 cases had bilateral AI. Endocrine evaluation showed that 1411 (72.69%) patients had nonfunctional tumor, 152 (7.83%) had subclinical Cushing syndrome (SCS), and 82 (4.33%) had primary hyperaldosteronism. A total of 925 patients underwent operation for removal of 496 cortical adenomas (53.62%), 15 adrenal cortical carcinomas (1.62%), and 172 pheochromocytomas (18.59%). The bilateral group had a higher proportion of SCS (18.57% versus 7.10%, P<0.001, P=0.006). A mass size of 46 mm was of great value in distinguishing malignant tumors from the benign tumors, with sensitivity of 88.2% and specificity of 95.5%. Conclusions. We reported the baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with AI in a large series from a single center in China.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3093290
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Guoqing Yang
Ling Zhao
Jingtao Dou
Weijun Gu
Zhaohui Lv
Juming Lu
Yiming Mu
Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey
International Journal of Endocrinology
title Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey
title_full Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey
title_fullStr Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey
title_full_unstemmed Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey
title_short Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma from a Single Center in China: A Survey
title_sort baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with adrenal incidentaloma from a single center in china a survey
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