Adrenal cystic lesions: A clinicopathological analysis of 25 cases with proposed histogenesis and review of the literature

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-281

  Chien, Hui Ping ^a   Chang, Yu Sun ^b   Hsu, Pei Sung ^c   Lin, Jen Der ^a   Wu, Yi Chin ^b   Chang, Hui Lang ^a   Chuang, Cheng Keng ^a   Tsuei, Ke Hung ^a   Hsueh, Chuen ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal cystic lesions; D2 40; Endothelial cyst; Epithelial cyst immunohistochemistry; Pseudocyst

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL GLAND; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTHELIAL CYST; EPITHELIAL CYST; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYELOLIPOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; REVIEW; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTS; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60749096651     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-008-9046-y     Document Type: Review

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