Adrenals

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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).

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

Incidences and prognoses of adrenal tumors,[2].

Notes

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References

  1. Page 120 in: Rutty, Guy (2001). Essentials of autopsy practice . London New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-541-0. OCLC 44769560. 
  2. Data and references for pie chart are located at file description page in Wikimedia Commons.
  3. 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:10.3389/fmed.2018.00054. ISSN 2296-858X. 
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