Pigmented Adrenal Cortical Adenoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** A usually functioning adenoma of the adrenal cortex. Grossly, it has a dark brown appearance and is characterized by the presence of neoplastic cells containing abundant intracytoplasmic lipofuscin. It may be associated with Cushing syndrome.

**Synonyms:** - Adrenal cortical adenoma, pigmented - Black Adenoma - Black adenoma - Heavily Pigmented Adrenal Cortex Adenoma - Heavily Pigmented Adrenal Cortical Adenoma - Heavily Pigmented Adrenocortical Adenoma - Pigmented Adrenal Cortex Adenoma - Pigmented Adrenal Gland Adenoma - Pigmented adenoma