[Use of 18F-FDG-positron emission tomography in presurgical evaluation of nonspecific or suspectious adrenal masses in non-oncologic patients].

Background And Objective: Our purpose was to assess the utility of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) in pre-surgical characterization of adrenal masses. These masses were incidentally discovered in non-oncologic patients or during the study of endocrine hormone overproduction. These nodular lesions showed nonspecific or suspicious radiological features in the imaging tests routinely performed (CT and/or MRI).