Current Status of Imaging for Adrenal Malignant Involvement

Adrenal masses are relatively common in the general population, with a mean prevalence determined from several large autopsy studies of 2.3 percent [1]. Given the propensity for and the clinical importance of adrenal metastatic involvement, accurate diagnosis of adrenal masses is of particular important in oncologic patients. Fortunately non-invasive radiology can usually determine whether a mass is benign or likely malignant (indeterminate lesion), based on recent research into the imaging characteristics of adrenal masses.