title: Adrenal cortical nodule mimicking small round cell malignancy on fine needle aspiration.
abstract: The cases of two elderly female patients with benign adrenal cortical nodules that mimicked small round cell malignancies by fine needle aspiration cytology are reported. Electron microscopic examination of part of the aspirate revealed the cells to be aggregates of bare nuclei of broken adrenal cortical cells, leading to a correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boesenberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acebey
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed