Myxoid adrenocortical adenoma with a pseudoglandular pattern

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 445, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 414-418

  Bollito, Enrico R ^a   Papotti, Mauro ^b   Porpiglia, Francesco ^a   Terzolo, Massimo ^a,b   Cracco, Cecilia M ^a   Cappia, Susanna ^a   Gubetta, Luciano ^a   Mikuz, Gregor ^c  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Adrenal gland; Differential diagnosis; Glandular pattern; Myxoid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INHIBIN; CHLORTALIDONE; CYTOKERATIN; INHIBIN; MARKER; MUCIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MESENCHYMOMA; METASTASIS; MYXOID ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA;

EID: 8744286531     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-004-1071-8     Document Type: Article

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