Role of direct transcutaneous puncture cytology in the diagnosis of adrenal metastases of urological cancers

: The authors present their technique for the demonstration of adrenal metastases of urological cancers by direct percutaneous aspiration biopsy of the adrenal glands under ultrasound or CT control. Aspiration cytology appears to be a safe and reliable technique. The authors were surprised by the frequency of these metastases as, out of the 11 adrenal aspirations, cytology confirmed the diagnosis of metastasis in 9 cases.