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A total of 559 patients aged 60 and older with adrenal tumors were analyzed, representing 21.2% of 2,633 inpatients with adrenal tumors.
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The median age of the elderly patients was 64 years, with 52.8% being men and 58.7% diagnosed incidentally.
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Malignant adrenal tumors were found in 19.0% of cases, with adrenal metastases being the most common, accounting for 59.4% of malignant cases.
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Predictors for adrenal malignancy included incidental discovery, male sex, bilateral tumors, older age, higher CT attenuation, and lower weight.
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The study identified optimal cutoff values for age, tumor size, and CT attenuation to differentiate malignant from benign adrenal lesions.
