Table 5.
Cytology results from adrenal gland endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration
| EUS-FNA cytologic diagnosis |
| Malignant EUS-FNA cytology (26%, n = 25) |
| Metastatic lung cancer |
| Metastatic esophageal adenocarcinoma |
| Metastatic colon adenocarcinoma |
| Metastatic renal cell carcinoma |
| Metastatic breast adenocarcinoma |
| Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| Metastatic melanoma |
| Metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Undifferentiated carcinoma |
| Benign EUS-FNA cytology (64%, n = 60) |
| Benign adrenal tissue |
| Aldosteronoma |
| Paraganglioma |
| Pheochromocytoma1 |
1
Previously negative normal plasma catecholamines and, 24-h urine normetanephrines, vanillylmandelic acid and metanephrines. EUS-FNA: Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration.