Flashcards in Adrenal Deck (131)
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Adrenal cyst: Size and structure.
Usually small and unilocular.
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Adrenal cyst: Types (4).
Endothelial (most common).
Pseudocyst.
Epithelial.
Parasitic.
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Endothelial adrenal cyst: Types (3).
Lymphangioma.
Angioma.
Hamartoma.
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Adrenal pseudocyst:
A. Etiology.
B. Histopathology.
A. Previous hemorrhage.
B. Fibrous wall; no epithelial or endothelial lining.
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Epithelial adrenal cyst: Types (3).
Adenoma.
Glandular cyst or retention cyst.
Embryonal.
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Parasitic adrenal cyst:
A. Etiology.
B. Histopathology.
A. Parasites, esp. Echinococcus.
B. May contain fat or bone marrow.
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Adrenal cysts: Radiography (2).
Pseudocyst: Mural calcification.
Endothelial cyst: Septal calcification.
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Metastasis to the adrenal gland: Most frequent primary sites (4).
Lung.
Stomach.
Esophagus.
Liver.
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Metastasis to the adrenal gland: Gross pathology (2).
Usually multifocal but can be solitary.
Usually involve the cortex.
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Metastasis to the adrenal gland: Renal-cell carcinoma.
May mimic adrenal cortex histologically but does not express inhibin A or SF-1.
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