Computerized tomographic characterization of adrenal tumors

The clinical materials of 121 patients with volumetric abnormal adrenal formations exposed to surgical therapy were retrospectively analysed. The data of preoperative CT studies were compared with the results of postoperative histological analyses of resected adrenal tumors. The specific features of the CT images of adrenal tumors were studied according to their morphological structure and hormonal activity. The syndromes of radiation signs which are the most characteristic of tumors of various histological structure, which may make a differential diagnosis of adrenal tumors from their CT image by taking into account clinical and laboratory findings. 5 refs.; 4 figs.; 1 tab