What are the causes, prevalence, and natural history of clinically inapparent adrenal masses?
2. Based on available scientific evidence, what is the appropriate evaluation of a clinically inapparent adrenal mass? 3. What criteria should guide the decision on surgical versus nonsurgical management of these masses? 4. If surgery is indicated, what is the appropriate procedure? 5. What is the appropriate followup for patients for each management approach? 6. What additional research is needed to guide practice? The panel’s draft statement was posted to the Consensus Program Web site&endash;http://consensus.nih.gov&endash;on Wednesday, February 6, 2002. The primary sponsors of this meeting were the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research. Cosponsors included the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 1. What are the causes, prevalence, and natural history of clinically inapparent adrenal masses? Clinically inapparent adrenal masses are detected incide
