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==Main targets==
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File:Adrenal gland Conn syndrome4.jpg|link=Adrenal tumors|'''[[Adrenal tumors]]'''
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==Autopsy==
===Autopsy processing===
In [[autopsy]]:
*Make a couple of cuts through the adrenal glands, such as transversal ones, and look mainly for '''[[adrenal tumors]]'''. 
*{{Comprehensive-begin}}Remove the adrenals, trim them from excessive adherent fat, and weight them. Their combined  weight in an adult human ranges from 7 to 10&nbsp;grams.<ref>{{cite book|last1=O'Hare|first1=A. Munro Neville, Michael J.|title=The Human Adrenal Cortex Pathology and Biology – An Integrated Approach|date=1982|publisher=Springer London|isbn=9781447113171|pages=Chapter 4: Structure of the adult cortex}}</ref>{{Comprehensive-end}}

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File:Histopathology of adrenal cortical necrosis.jpg|Adrenal '''cortical necrosis'''. Hemorrhage, fibrin thrombi and short postmortem interval indicate ante-mortem necrosis, otherwise it can be regarded as a postmortem change.<ref>[https://books.google.se/books?id=DuNTznUH8ZkC&pg=PA120 Page 120] in: {{cite book | last=Rutty | first=Guy | title=Essentials of autopsy practice | publisher=Springer | publication-place=London New York | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-85233-541-0 | oclc=44769560 | ref=harv}}</ref>
File:Histopathology of adrenal congestion.jpg|Adrenal '''venous congestion''' in circulatory failure.
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===Autopsy report===
Normal status can be described as either:
*Adrenal glands are normal bilaterally.
*{{Moderate-begin}}Adrenal glands are ordinarily configured and with no definable focal changes on cut surfaces.{{Moderate-end}}
*{{Comprehensive-begin}}The adrenals are normal in size, shape and consistency, with a weight of __ grams on the right and __ grams on the left. The cortices are orange with <normal / increased / decreased thickness>. The medullae are <grey / autolyzed>.{{Comprehensive-end}}

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