By Linda Wong, MD
I looked at the next patient on my schedule and saw: “Reason for referral: Evaluate for adrenalectomy.”
In the next several minutes, visions of pheochromocytomas and aldosteronomas danced through my head. I thought about all of those algorithms about how to work up an incidental adrenal mass. It had been awhile, but I still remembered something about the urine metanephrines, aldosterone, plasma renin tests and dexamethasone suppression tests. I Googled some things to