World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 2, Number 6, December 2011, pages 307-310

Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Complete Surgical Resection After 18 Years

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Serial MRI examinations spanning 18 years, showing low signal mass in the right adrenal gland which is irregular and heterogeneous on (A) Axial T1 spin echo measuring 6 cm in 1992 and (B) Axial T1 inphase gradient echo sequence measuring 14 cm in 2010.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the tumor demonstrating 3 of the Weiss criteria of ACC: (A) tumor necrosis, 400x; (B) grade IV nuclei, 400x; (C) invasion into, but not through the capsule, 100x.