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*The nested architecture (Zellballen) is useful for differentiating from [[ACC]]. | *The nested architecture (Zellballen) is useful for differentiating from [[ACC]]. | ||
*[[Metastasis]] sole criteria of malignancy.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_586>{{Ref PCPBoD8|586}}</ref> | *[[Metastasis]] sole criteria of malignancy.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_586>{{Ref PCPBoD8|586}}</ref> | ||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Adrenal cortical carcinoma]] - ''[[pheochromocytoma versus adrenal cortical carcinoma]]''. | *[[Adrenal cortical carcinoma]] - ''[[pheochromocytoma versus adrenal cortical carcinoma]]''. | ||
====Images==== | |||
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Image:Carotid_body_tumour_2_low_mag.jpg | Carotid body tumour - low mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Carotid_body_tumour_2_high_mag.jpg | Carotid body tumour - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
</gallery> | |||
=====Pheochromocytoma versus adrenal cortical carcinoma===== | =====Pheochromocytoma versus adrenal cortical carcinoma===== | ||
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*[[Teratoma]]. | *[[Teratoma]]. | ||
Images | ====Images==== | ||
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Image:Myelolipoma_histology_HE.jpg | Myelolipoma (WC) | |||
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162227/figure/F3/ Myelolipoma (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid21927708/> | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162227/figure/F3/ Myelolipoma (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid21927708/> | ||
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case165.html Adrenal myelolipoma (upmc.edu)]. | *[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case165.html Adrenal myelolipoma (upmc.edu)]. | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Various criteria exist for this diagnosis. The most widely used is the ''Weiss criteria'', which is a big long clunker. | Various criteria exist for this diagnosis. The most widely used is the ''Weiss criteria'', which is a big long clunker. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Tumour may contain fat.<ref name=pmid15688105>{{cite journal |author=Heye S, Woestenborghs H, Van Kerkhove F, Oyen R |title=Adrenocortical carcinoma with fat inclusion: case report |journal=Abdom Imaging |volume=30 |issue=5 |pages=641–3 |year=2005 |pmid=15688105 |doi=10.1007/s00261-004-0281-5 |url=}}</ref> | *Tumour may contain fat.<ref name=pmid15688105>{{cite journal |author=Heye S, Woestenborghs H, Van Kerkhove F, Oyen R |title=Adrenocortical carcinoma with fat inclusion: case report |journal=Abdom Imaging |volume=30 |issue=5 |pages=641–3 |year=2005 |pmid=15688105 |doi=10.1007/s00261-004-0281-5 |url=}}</ref> | ||
====Images==== | |||
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Image:Adrenal_cortical_carcinoma_-_low_mag.jpg | ACC - low mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Adrenal_cortical_carcinoma_-_m_-_high_mag.jpg | ACC - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Adrenal_cortical_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | ACC with normal adrenal medulla - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Adrenal_cortical_carcinoma.JPG | ACC - cytology (WC/AFIP) | |||
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*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case166.html ACC (upmc.edu)]. | |||
====Adult==== | ====Adult==== | ||