Maximum adenoma diameter, regardless of uni- or bilaterality, is a risk factor for autonomous cortisol secretion in adrenal incidentalomas.
Marta Araujo-CastroC Robles LázaroP Parra RamírezR García CentenoP Gracia GimenoM T Fernández-LadredaM A Sampedro NúñezM MarazuelaH F Escobar-MorrealeP ValderrabanoPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)
Tumour size, not bilaterality, is associated with a higher prevalence of ACS. During follow-up, neither tumour size nor bilaterality were associated with the development of new comorbidities, yet a larger tumour size after follow-up explained the association of bilateral AIs with the risk of dyslipidaemia.