A Critical Analysis of Computed Tomography Washout in Lipid-Poor Adrenal Incidentalomas.

Annals of Surgical Oncology
Serkan AkbulutEren Berber

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) with washout has emerged as an option to distinguish lipid-poor adenomas from non-adenomas. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of CT washout in characterizing indeterminate lipid-poor adrenal incidentalomas. From an Institutional Review Board-approved database, patients with adrenal incidentalomas who had adrenal protocol CT scans with a 15-min washout between 2003 and 2019 were identified. Non-contrast CT attenuation and washout patterns of different tumor types were compared. Overall, 156 patients with 175 adrenal lesions were included. Average tumor size was 3.0 cm, non-contrast CT density was 24.7 Hounsfield units (HU), and absolute washout was 52.6%. In 102 lesions (58.3%), CT washout was ≥ 60%; 94 (92.2%) of these were benign adrenocortical adenomas, 7 (6.9%) were pheochromocytomas, and 1 (0.9%) was an adrenal hematoma. Furthermore, in 73 tumors (41.7%), CT washout was < 60%; diagnosis was benign adrenocortical adenoma in 45 (61.6%) lesions, pheochromocytoma in 8 (11%) lesions, metastasis in 9 (12.3%) lesions, adrenocortical cancer in 6 (8.2%) lesions, and 'others' in 5 (6.9%) lesions. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, an...Continue Reading

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