Adrenal cysts less than 10 cm can be safely observed.

Emily RodriguezTatiana FedorovaMaria DaskamEzra BarabanDarci C FooteRoberto SalvatoriNirmish SinglaElliot K FishmanStanley M Chen CardenasDouglas W BallAmir H HamrahianAarti MathurLilah F Morris-Wiseman

Published in: World journal of surgery (2024)

While size >4-6 cm has guided surgical referral for solid adrenal masses, this study demonstrates a size threshold of 10 cm, below which asymptomatic, simple adrenal cysts can safely be observed.

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primary care
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
contrast enhanced ultrasound