Adrenal Evaluation & Treatment
UAB Med Cast
English - November 12, 2018 16:00 - 10.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHealth & Fitness uab medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Adrenal nodules are being increasingly identified on imaging studies (i.e., CT or MRI) obtained for other reasons. All identified adrenal nodules should be evaluated to determine whether they lead to over-production of hormones or might harbor a malignancy such as adrenocortical carcinoma.
Listen as Brenessa Lindeman, MD, and John Porterfield, MD, discuss what to do if a nodule is found, including when surgery might be indicated.