Difference between revisions of "Adrenal gland"

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:See also: ''[[olfactory neuroblastoma]]''.
:See also: ''[[olfactory neuroblastoma]]''.
===General===
===General===
Laboratory:
Epidemiology:
*Usually paediatric population.
 
Laboratory findings:
*Increased urine homovanillic acid.
*Increased urine homovanillic acid.


Epidemiology:
Predictors of a poor prognosis:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_254>{{Ref PCPBoD8|254}}</ref>
*Usually paediatric population.
*High mitotic-karyorrhectic index.
*Lack of schwannian stroma.
*>18 months.
*Near ploidy.
*N-MYC amplification.
*Lymph node spread.
*Distant spread.


Classification:
Classification:
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===Gross===
===Gross===
*~40% of in the [[adrenal gland]].<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|253}}</ref>
*Typically an abdominal mass.
**~40% arise in the [[adrenal gland]].<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_253>{{Ref PCPBoD8|253}}</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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Notes:
Notes:
*The fibrous septa are esp. useful for differentiation from lymphoma.
*The fibrous septa are especially useful for differentiation from lymphoma.


DDx:
DDx:
*[[Small round cell tumours]].
*[[Small round cell tumours]].
**[[Wilms tumour]].
**Lymphoma.
**[[Hepatoblastoma]].


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