Noninflammatory Calcification in the Human Adrenal Glands Proper and Accessory, and in Adrenocortical Adenoma

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Abstract
Noninflammatory massive calcification in the unilateral adrenal gland was confirmed in 3 cases, and infarction and extensive hemorrhage were prominent in etiology as usual cases in the literature. Infarction was also responsible for localized calcification and ossification in a functioning cortical adenoma which had myelolipomatous lesions as a usual complication. The first description of calcification in the accessory adrenal in the genital region was made of 2 cases with deposition of numerous calcareous bodies within the fetal zone. The lesions were ascribed to involution of the fetal zone and was regarded to be followed by retrogressive changes of the accessory adrenal gland itself.