Incidental Findings

"Incidental Findings" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.

Descriptor ID	D033162
MeSH Number(s)	E01.410
Concept/Terms	Incidental Findings Incidental Findings Finding, Incidental Findings, Incidental Incidental Finding Incidental Discovery Incidental Discovery Discoveries, Incidental Discovery, Incidental Incidental Discoveries

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Incidental Findings [E01.410]

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Bar chart showing 16 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2006 and 2007 and 2009 and 2011 and 2013 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2006	1	1	2
2007	0	2	2
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2013	0	2	2
2016	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1

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Bancos I, Taylor AE, Chortis V, Sitch AJ, Jenkinson C, Davidge-Pitts CJ, Lang K, Tsagarakis S, Macech M, Riester A, Deutschbein T, Pupovac ID, Kienitz T, Prete A, Papathomas TG, Gilligan LC, Bancos C, Reimondo G, Haissaguerre M, Marina L, Grytaas MA, Sajwani A, Langton K, Ivison HE, Shackleton CHL, Erickson D, Asia M, Palimeri S, Kondracka A, Spyroglou A, Ronchi CL, Simunov B, Delivanis DA, Sutcliffe RP, Tsirou I, Bednarczuk T, Reincke M, Burger-Stritt S, Feelders RA, Canu L, Haak HR, Eisenhofer G, Dennedy MC, Ueland GA, Ivovic M, Tabarin A, Terzolo M, Quinkler M, Kastelan D, Fassnacht M, Beuschlein F, Ambroziak U, Vassiliadi DA, O'Reilly MW, Young WF, Biehl M, Deeks JJ, Arlt W. Urine steroid metabolomics for the differential diagnosis of adrenal incidentalomas in the EURINE-ACT study: a prospective test validation study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 09; 8(9):773-781.

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Gruber LM, Hartman RP, Thompson GB, McKenzie TJ, Lyden ML, Dy BM, Young WF, Bancos I. Pheochromocytoma Characteristics and Behavior Differ Depending on Method of Discovery. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 05 01; 104(5):1386-1393.

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Zafar HM, Bugos EK, Langlotz CP, Frasso R. "Chasing a Ghost": Factors that Influence Primary Care Physicians to Follow Up on Incidental Imaging Findings. Radiology. 2016 Nov; 281(2):567-573.

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Chiang AL, Lee LS. Clinical approach to incidental pancreatic cysts. World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan 21; 22(3):1236-45.

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Pineda D, Moudgill N, Eisenberg J, DiMuzio P, Rao A. An interesting anatomic variant of inferior vena cava duplication: case report and review of the literature. Vascular. 2013 Jun; 21(3):163-7.

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Turcu AF, Erickson BJ, Lin E, Guadalix S, Schwartz K, Scheithauer BW, Atkinson JL, Young WF. Pituitary stalk lesions: the Mayo Clinic experience. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May; 98(5):1812-8.

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Chalouhi N, Dumont AS, Randazzo C, Tjoumakaris S, Gonzalez LF, Rosenwasser R, Jabbour P. Management of incidentally discovered intracranial vascular abnormalities. Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Dec; 31(6):E1.

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Dalyai RT, Ghobrial G, Awad I, Tjoumakaris S, Gonzalez LF, Dumont AS, Chalouhi N, Randazzo C, Rosenwasser R, Jabbour P. Management of incidental cavernous malformations: a review. Neurosurg Focus. 2011 Dec; 31(6):E5.

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Subhawong AP, Subhawong TK, Khouri N, Tsangaris T, Nassar H. Incidental minimal atypical lobular hyperplasia on core needle biopsy: correlation with findings on follow-up excision. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Jun; 34(6):822-8.

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Pierce SR, Lauer RT, Prosser LA, Mohamed FB, Dougherty JB, Faro SH, Betz RR. Incidental findings during functional magnetic resonance imaging: ethical and procedural issues. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Apr; 88(4):275-7.

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