What screenings help determine adrenal incidentaloma metastasis?

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  1. American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
     
    American Association of Endocrine Surgeons answered:
    In order to determine if the adrenal incidentaloma is a metastasis, patients should have age-appropriate health screening. This includes routine mammograms, chest X-ray, and colonoscopy as directed by primary care doctors. Occasionally a PET scan (a special X-ray that looks for cancer elsewhere in the body) may be necessary if there is a history or a high suspicion of other types of cancers.
    In order to determine if the adrenal incidentaloma is a metastasis, patients should have age-appropriate health screening. This includes routine mammograms, chest X-ray, and colonoscopy as directed by primary care doctors. Occasionally a PET... More