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. 2010 Sep;95(9):4106–4113. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-0457

Table 1.

Causes of adrenal masses

Hormone excess—up to 15% (5)
 Adenoma (aldosterone or cortisol)
 Carcinoma (any adrenal hormone)
 Pheochromocytoma
 Congenital adrenal hyperplasiaa
 Massive macronodular adrenal diseasea
 Nodular variant of Cushing’s disease
No hormonal excess
 Adenoma
 Myelolipoma
 Neuroblastoma
 Ganglioneuroma
 Hemangioma
 Carcinoma
 Metastasisa
 Cyst
 Hemorrhagea
 Granulomaa
 Amyloidosisa
 Infiltrative diseasea
a

Bilateral etiologies.