Adrenal myelolipoma: preoperative diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) was performed under ultrasonographic guidance on a suprarenal mass in a 52-yr-old Japanese man. Preoperatively, the diagnosis of adrenal myelolipoma was easily established from the cytologic findings of the aspirates. FNA is a very useful technique for the differential diagnosis of this tumor, and it is particularly valuable for many hospitals that are not equipped with computed tomography.
Katsuta
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Department of Pathology, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nakabayashi
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Kuroda
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Liu
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged