TY - JOUR T1 - Enlarging hypermetabolic nodule: benign non-functional adrenocortical adenoma JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2017-220820 VL - 2017 SP - bcr-2017-220820 AU - Fady Hannah-Shmouni AU - Georgios Z Papadakis AU - Constantine A Stratakis AU - Jenny Blau Y1 - 2017/12/15 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220820.abstract N2 - A 70-year-old woman with controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented for evaluation of chronic abdominal discomfort. An incidental 3.2×3.5×3 cm left adrenal mass was identified on CT. Physical examination revealed obesity stage 2 without a Cushingoid appearance and controlled hypertension with a regular heart rate. Biochemical evaluations for Cushing syndrome, primary aldosteronism and pheochromocytoma were negative. A 1-year follow-up CT of the adrenal glands with washout showed a larger left-sided adrenal mass, measuring 4.3x3.4x3 cm (figure 1A). The attenuation values of the mass were indeterminate: non-contrast, 15 Hounsfield unit (HU); portal venous, 70 HU; delayed, 42 HU; absolute washout, … ER -