Adrenals
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Autopsy
Autopsy processing
- In autopsy, make a couple of cuts through the adrenal glands, such as transversal ones, and look mainly for tumors (see separate section below).
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Adrenal cortical necrosis. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.[1]
![Adrenal cortical necrosis. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.[1]](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Histopathology_of_adrenal_cortical_necrosis.jpg){kind=link}
Autopsy report
Normal status:
- Minimal: Adrenal glands are normal bilaterally.
- Moderate length: Adrenal glands are ordinarily configured and with no definable focal changes on cut surfaces.
Adrenal tumors
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Gross pathology of adrenocortical adenoma.
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Histopathology of adrenocortical adenoma, most commonly showing clear cells with high lipid contents.[3]
![Histopathology of adrenocortical adenoma, most commonly showing clear cells with high lipid contents.[3]](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Histopathology_of_adrenocortical_adenoma.jpg){kind=link}
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Histopathology of a pheochromocytoma with coagulative necrosis, displayed at gross pathology (upper left) and light microscopy at low (upper right), medium (lower left) and high magnification (lower right).
Notes
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References
- ↑ Page 120 in: Rutty, Guy (2001). Essentials of autopsy practice . London New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-541-0. OCLC 44769560.
- ↑ Data and references for pie chart are located at file description page in Wikimedia Commons.
- ↑ Mete, Ozgur; Duan, Kai (2018). "The Many Faces of Primary Aldosteronism and Cushing Syndrome: A Reflection of Adrenocortical Tumor Heterogeneity
". Frontiers in Medicine 5. doi:. ISSN 2296-858X.
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