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====Common findings==== | ====Common findings==== | ||
{{main|Adrenal gland}} | |||
*Cortical adenomas - seen in ~ 2% of autopsies.<ref name=pmid14514341>{{cite journal |author=Barzon L, Sonino N, Fallo F, Palu G, Boscaro M |title=Prevalence and natural history of adrenal incidentalomas |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=149 |issue=4 |pages=273–85 |year=2003 |month=October |pmid=14514341 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Cortical adenomas - seen in ~ 2% of autopsies.<ref name=pmid14514341>{{cite journal |author=Barzon L, Sonino N, Fallo F, Palu G, Boscaro M |title=Prevalence and natural history of adrenal incidentalomas |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=149 |issue=4 |pages=273–85 |year=2003 |month=October |pmid=14514341 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Metastatic cancer, esp. in the context of lung cancer. | *Metastatic cancer, esp. in the context of lung cancer. | ||
====Others==== | |||
*Atrophy. | |||
*Hyperplasia (bilateral). | |||
*Hemorrhage (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome). | |||
===Spleen=== | ===Spleen=== | ||
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**Capsule of the spleen is white - resembles sugar-coating. | **Capsule of the spleen is white - resembles sugar-coating. | ||
**Importance: ''none'' - benign. | **Importance: ''none'' - benign. | ||
*Splenomegaly secondary to portal hypertension. | |||
===Liver=== | ===Liver=== | ||