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We aimed to describe the presentation and outcomes of patients with benign adrenal cysts.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Retrospective longitudinal cohort study.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Consecutive patients with histologically or radiologically confirmed adrenal cysts between 1995 and 2021 were identified. Pheochromocytomas and malignancy were excluded.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Benign adrenal cysts were diagnosed in 92 patients (53, 57% women) at a median age of 45 years. Mode of discovery was incidental on imaging in 81 (88%), symptoms of mass effect in 9 (9.8%), and others in 2 (2.2%). Majority (89, 97%) of patients had unilateral cysts (45 right, 44 left) with a median size of 48 mm (range 4\u2013200) at diagnosis. On imaging, most cysts were round\/oval (85.4%), homogenous (83.2%) lesions with calcifications (64.0%) and no vascular enhancement (97.7%). During a median follow-up of 65 months (range 7\u2013288), adrenal cysts demonstrated minimal enlargement (median size change 6 mm, median growth rate 2 mm\/year). On hormonal evaluation, 10% (5\/50 tested) had an abnormal overnight dexamethasone suppression test, and 9.5% (4\/42 tested) had an abnormal case detection testing for primary aldosteronism. Patients treated with adrenalectomy (46, 50%) were younger (36.9 years vs 50.8 years, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.0009) and had more rapidly enlarging cysts (median growth rate 5.5 mm\/year vs 0.4 mm\/year, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.0002).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Benign adrenal cysts are usually incidentally discovered, non-functional, homogenous lesions without vascular enhancement that demonstrate minimal growth. 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