| Adrenal Cyst
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Etiology
• Varies depending on cyst type
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Pathogenesis
• Unknown,
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Epidemiology
• Generally
incidental to abdominal radiologic imaging
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General Gross Description
• Range in size from 1-2 cms (lower limit of detection by
abdominal imaging) up
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
• Lining may be neoplasm (if cystic degeneration),
may be endothelial, or may be fibrous stroma in which case termed
pseudocyst
• Some cysts are parasitic
•Examples:
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References
• Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 1161.
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| Adrenal Cyst
| | Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T93000M33400)[153]
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