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General and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
     
    Slide 81: Adrenal Cortical Hyperplasia
     
     
    This is a little tricky to see.  There will be generalized thickening of the adrenal cortex and some "disarray" of the usual cortical architecture.  The big question that comes up with this condition is why did happen?

    See this slide with the virtual microscope.

    There is really not a whole lot to this slide. The cortex is markedly thickened and there are no well defined tumors or areas of necrosis. There is some "disarray" of the cortex, that is it is hard to distinguish the three layers, but otherwise it is pretty much adrenal gland. You might want to look at the normal gland to see what the expected appearance should be. 


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