caa a22 4500 46904943X CHVBK 20180323132826.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19921201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02921359 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02921359 Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the adrenal gland: Cytological features and clinical applications [Elektronische Daten] [Kenneth Suen, Norman Chan] The ability to visualize the adrenal glands with modern imaging techniques has improved our detection of small adrenal masses. In cancer patients, metastatic tumors to the adrenal glands are common, but not all adrenal masses are metastases. Percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy can be used in distinguishing metastatic malignancies to the adrenal glands from primary adrenal lesions. In our series we achieved a success rate of 86% in obtaining cellular material for diagnosis. A diagnosis of metastatic malignancy obviates the need for surgical intervention and is essential for staging and therapeutic planning. Primary adrenal cortical masses with benign cytology and under 5 cm in size can be managed conservatively with follow-up scans; those with atypical cytology or greater than 5 cm in size warrant surgical exploration. Adrenalectomy is the treatment of choice for any adrenal tumor associated with endocrine abnormality, irrespective of tumor size and cytology. Humana Press Inc., 1992 Suen Kenneth Department of Pathology, Vancouver General Hospital, 855West 12th Avenue, V5Z 1M9, Vancouver, BC, Canada aut Chan Norman St. Paul's Hospital (NHC), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada aut Endocrine Pathology Humana Press 3/4(1992-12-01), 173-181 1046-3976 3:4<173 1992 3 12022 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921359 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921359 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suen Kenneth Department of Pathology, Vancouver General Hospital, 855West 12th Avenue, V5Z 1M9, Vancouver, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chan Norman St. Paul's Hospital (NHC), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Endocrine Pathology Humana Press 3/4(1992-12-01), 173-181 1046-3976 3:4<173 1992 3 12022 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer