Cytological Assessment of Adrenal Tumours: Insights From 22‐Years Single Centre Experience
Authors' conclusion
FNA of the adrenal glands is a safe, minimally invasive diagnostic procedure that can be useful in the assessment of adrenal lesions.
Study context
- Population
- Patients who underwent fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of adrenal glands at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000–2022
- Participants
- 241 patients251 FNAs
- Exposure
- Endoscopic ultrasound technique vs CT vs Transabdominal ultrasound technique
- Outcome
- Accuracy of the sample and complication rate
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Diagnostic FNA obtained (all patients)
- 90% (n = 217)
- Sensitivity
- 93.8%
- Specificity
- 96.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
FNA findings and management
- FNA consistent with adrenal metastases
- 52.7%
- Adrenalectomy based on FNA results
- 13.6%
- Benign findings managed conservatively
- 52.8%
- Chemotherapy started for malignant findings
- 78.7%
Safety
- Complication rate
- 7.9% (n = 20)
Original publication
Cytological Assessment of Adrenal Tumours: Insights From 22‐Years Single Centre Experience. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). Published 23 April 2025. doi:10.
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