Open AccessPIGMENT (BLACK) ADRENAL ADENOMA: DIFFICULTIES OF MORFOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS
Author(s) -
T. V. Kozlovskaya,
L. A. Martemyanova,
N. N. Shibayeva,
D. N. Paskonnyy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
problemy zdorovʹâ i èkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6011
pISSN - 2220-0967
DOI - 10.51523/2708-6011.2018-15-2-17
Subject(s) - adenoma , adrenal adenoma , adrenal gland , lipofuscin , medicine , black women , pathology , adrenocortical adenoma , gender studies , sociology
Black (pigment) adrenal adenoma is a rather rare adenoma of the cortical layer of the adrenal gland. It has black or brown appearance and contains lipofuscin in its cell cytoplasm. Preoperative diagnosis of black adrenal adenoma is complicated as verification of the adenoma is based on histological features. The work presents a rare case of incidentally discovered non-functioning black adenoma of the right adrenal gland in a 52-year-old woman.