Incidentalomas
An incidentaloma is a tumor found by coincidence which is often benign and does not cause any clinically significant symptoms, however a small yet significant percentage do turn out to be malignant. Incidentaloma are common with up to 7% of all patients over 60 may harbor a benign growth, often of the adrenal gland, which is detected when diagnostic imaging is used for the analysis of unrelated symptoms.
With the increase of "whole-body CT scanning" as part of health screening programs, the chance of finding incidentalomas is expected to increase. 37% of patients receiving whole-body CT scan may have abnormal findings that need further evaluation.
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