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Cytopathologic diagnosis of primary and metastatic neoplasms of adrenal glands in fine needle aspirates is presented. Differential diagnoses among the primary benign and malignant lesions as well as metastatic neoplasms are discussed.
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Erozan, Y.S., Tatsas, A. (2015). Adrenal Glands. In: Cytopathology of Liver, Biliary Tract, Kidney and Adrenal Gland. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7513-3_6
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