Black adenoma associated with medullary nodular hyperplasia in the ipsilateral adrenal gland. Case report and review of the literature regarding «mixed» cortico-medullary proliferative disease;«Black adenoma» della corticale associato a iperplasia nodulare della midollare. Osservazione di un caso e revisione della letteratura in tema di patologia «mista» cortico-midollare

Pathologica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 306-312

  Bisceglia, M ^a   Nirchio, V ^a   Attino, V ^a   Di Cerbo, A ^a   Mantovani, W ^b   Pasquinelli, G ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Black adenoma; Cushing's syndrome; Nodular medullary hyperplasia; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN; NEUROMELANIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL MEDULLA; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; CUSHING SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032087673     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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