With the widespread use of computed tomography and MRI, the incidental discovery of pituitary incidentalomas is increasing in frequency. The most common cause of a pituitary mass is a pituitary ...

When these abnormalities are found in the liver they may be referred to as hepatic incidentalomas. Examples include lesions found on ultrasound of the abdomen performed for abdominal pain ...

Experts now suggest talking to patients about the possibility that “incidentalomas” will likely appear on CT scans, and if they do, opting for active surveillance of these small abnormalities.

In recent research published in eGastroenterology, Dr. J-Matthias Löhr and colleagues provide an in-depth review of diagnostic methods for pancreatic incidentaloma-; incidental findings often ...