incidentalomas

There's a chapter on what the authors call "incidentalomas," strange unidentified spots that show up in X-rays and other scans and will probably never cause any problems, but are often treated anyway.

Charles Alexander: Feeling Good? Don't Let A Doctor Overdiagnose You! Charles Alexander 2011

There's a chapter on what the authors call "incidentalomas," strange unidentified spots that show up in X-rays and other scans and will probably never cause any problems, but are often treated anyway.

Charles Alexander: Feeling Good? Don't Let A Doctor Overdiagnose You! Charles Alexander 2011

Then there are the "incidentalomas," a word recently coined to describe another growing problem.

Cancers May Be Found, Treated Too Early 2010

There are downsides to excessive testing, including body scans that not only expose patients to radiation but can lead to unnecessary biopsies and other potentially dangerous procedures for what turn out to be benign findings (what doctors call "incidentalomas").

Dr. Jon LaPook: VIPs and Lousy Healthcare: Poor Celebrity Care May Provide Lessons for Everyone 2009

While incidental findings on MRI, sometimes referred to as "incidentalomas," may prompt further investigation they should never be used as the sole reason for receiving a particular medical or surgical treatment, van der Lugt emphasized.

Brain Imaging Seen Leading to More False Alarms | Impact Lab 2007

Will they find "incidentalomas" that prompt dangerous, useless workups?

Archive 2008-02-01 2008

Will they find "incidentalomas" that prompt dangerous, useless workups?

Early Detection of an Invasive Mass-Marketing Campaign 2008

In most situations, a prior consideration of risk for disease using non-imaging markers like medical history, physical exams and simple blood tests may help us target imaging in a way that better balances risks with benefits, and help us avoid in particular encountering those "incidentalomas" best left undetected.

NYT > Home Page 2010

Then there are the "incidentalomas," a word recently coined to describe another growing problem.

NYT > Home Page 2010

Commenting on The Time's Consults blog on the discovery and treatment of incidentalomas, Dr Peter Libby wrote:

NYT > Home Page 2010