Comparison of CT Findings in Symptomatic and Incidentally Discovered Pheochromocytomas

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of incidental pheochromocytomas, whether their imaging characteristics differ from those of pheochromocytomas in symptomatic patients, and whether they differ from adenomas using CT densitometry. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The records from 335 adrenalectomies performed at our institution from 1995 to 2002 were reviewed, and 71 pheochromocytomas were identified. Thirty-three...