SYSTEMATIC HORMONAL SCREENING OF INCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED ADRENAL TUMORS YIELDS A HIGH DETECTION OF HYPERALDOSTERONISM

Objective:The detection of adrenal incidentalomas is increasing. Current European guidelines suggest that all adrenal incidentalomas (AI) should be screened for excess cortisol and cathecolamines, but excess aldosterone only in the presence of hypertension and/or hypokalemia. Consistently, the repor