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A slight increase in the serum amylase with normal lipase was observed, but there were no signs or symptoms of pancreatitis. A contrast-enhanced CT revealed a tumor that was suspected of adrenocortical cancer. Therefore, he was referred to the endocrine unit. The hormonal evaluation revealed no signs of excessive or inadequate adrenal secretion. To characterize the mass, an MRI was performed; the lesion showed an inhomogeneous fluid collection with peripheral wall contrast-enhancement, as well as a minor 18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake at PET\/CT images. The risk of primary adrenal cancer was minimal after the multidisciplinary discussion. An acute necrotic collection after focal pancreatitis was suspected, according to the characteristics of imaging. Both CT-guided drainage of the necrotic accumulation and laboratory analysis of the aspirated fluid confirmed the diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Learning points<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>Different types of expansive processes can mimic adrenal incidentalomas.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>Necrotic collection after acute focal pancreatitis could be misdiagnosed as an adrenal mass, since its CT characteristics could be equivocal.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>MRI has stronger capacities than CT in differentiating complex lesions of the adrenal lodge.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>A multidisciplinary approach is fundamental in the management of patients with a newly discovered adrenal incidentaloma and equivocal\/suspicious imaging features (low lipid content and size &gt;4 cm).<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <\/jats:list>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/edm-22-0255","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,1]],"date-time":"2022-06-01T06:20:04Z","timestamp":1654064404000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["An incidental finding behind adrenal incidentaloma"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"2022","author":[{"given":"Filippo","family":"Crim\u00ec","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Institute of Radiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giulio","family":"Barbiero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Radiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irene","family":"Tizianel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Endocrine Disease Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Evangelista","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Nuclear Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1456-8716","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Filippo","family":"Ceccato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Endocrine Disease Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"416","reference":[{"key":"bib1","series-title":"JAMA","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"382","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2020.20317","article-title":"Acute pancreatitis: a review","volume":"325","author":"Mederos","year":"2021","unstructured":"Mederos MAReber HAGirgis MD. 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