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The smallest and earliest lesions are inapparent on gross examination. Larger areas of hyperplasia and adenomas appear as discrete nodular swellings within the adrenal cortex, resulting in its enlargement. The nodules may be of the same color as the adjacent cortex or contrast with it by being either paler yellow or darker.
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Strandberg, J.D. (1996). Focal Hyperplasia, Adrenal Cortex; Rat. In: Jones, T.C., Capen, C.C., Mohr, U. (eds) Endocrine System. Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60996-1_55
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