Table 3 Relationships between treatment approach and clinical characters
From: Management of adrenal incidentaloma: the role of adrenalectomy may be underestimated
No. | Gender | Age (year) | Size (cm) | Tumor type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male: Female | Median (range) | Median (range) | Benign: Malignant | ||
Laparoscopic | 242 | 101:141 | 52 (20–75) | 3 (1.0–18) | 239:3 |
Open | 228 | 102:126 | 47 (17–77) | 6 (1.0–23) | 181:47 |
Surveillance | 156 | 83:73 | 56 (25–85) | 2.1 (1.0–15) | 134:22a |
Biopsy | 8 | 7:1 | 51 (26–61) | 8.5 (7.0–12) | 1:7 |
Total | 634 | 293:341 | 50 (17–85) | 3.2 (1.0–23) | 555:79 |