Incidence of malignancy in adrenal nodules detected on staging CTs of patients with potentially resectable colorectal cancer

ConclusionAdrenal nodules detected in staging CTs in patients with otherwise resectable colorectal cancers are rarely malignant.Key Points•Among 6474 patients who underwent staging CT and had potentially resectable colorectal cancer, 363 had adrenal nodules ( ≥ 10 mm) detected in retrospective CT image review.• Three out of the 363 patients with adrenal nodules detected on staging CT had malignant adrenal nodules, one of whom had metastasis from colorectal cancer.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research