McNicol Anne Marie
Molecular and Cellular Pathology, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Endocr Pathol. 2008 Winter;19(4):241-51. doi: 10.1007/s12022-008-9055-x.
The adrenal gland is not a common specimen in surgical pathology practice as, until recently, adrenal tumors were recognized in life only if associated with hypersecretion of hormones or evidence of malignancy. However, adrenal nodules are not uncommon at autopsy, and the number of these found in life is now increasing as they are identified when the abdomen is scanned for the investigation of other diseases using computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for the surgical pathologist to be aware of the range of pathology in the gland and to understand how to approach the specimens. This short review will deal with lesions of the adrenal cortex.
肾上腺并非外科病理学实践中的常见标本，因为直到最近，肾上腺肿瘤只有在伴有激素分泌过多或恶性证据时才会在生前被发现。然而，肾上腺结节在尸检中并不少见，而且随着使用计算机断层扫描或磁共振成像对腹部进行扫描以检查其他疾病时发现这些结节，其在生前被发现的数量正在增加。因此，外科病理学家了解肾上腺的病理学范围并懂得如何处理这些标本变得越来越重要。本简短综述将讨论肾上腺皮质的病变。
