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CT image of left 1.8 cm adrenal nodule with an average attenuation of 2.6 Hounsfield units.
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A CT scan revealed a 1.8 cm nodule in the left adrenal gland consistent with an adenoma and a normal appearing right adrenal gland (Fig. 1).
Low power view (2x objective) of an adenoma with expansive smooth borders (yellow arrow) sharply demarcated from the adjacent normal adrenal cortex (black arrow).
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Microscopic sections of the nodule confirmed the presence of a fibrous pseudocapsule at the expansive border of the tumor (Fig. 2).