Handling and pathology reporting of adrenal gland specimens

Scarpelli A., Algaba E., Kirkali Z., Van Poppel H.

EUROPEAN UROLOGY, vol.45, no.6, pp.722-729, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.12.006
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.722-729
  • Keywords: adrenal gland tumors, sampling, pathology reporting, CORTICAL TUMORS, ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA, NEUROBLASTIC TUMORS, SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, PROGNOSTIC FACTORS, MEDULLARY TUMORS, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS, NEOPLASMS, DIAGNOSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Proper treatment of resection specimens by the urologist and pathologist is critical in accurately reporting tumors and tumor-like nodules of the adrenal gland. Clinically inapparent adrenal masses are discovered, with increasing frequency, in the course of diagnostic testing or treatment for conditions that are not related to adrenal diseases. As a consequence an increasing number of relatively small tumors lacking the characteristic gross features of malignancy is detected. There is a need for identification of pathological findings that can improve the diagnostic accuracy and predict patient outcome.