A 5-year-boy has developed features that suggest puberty over the past 6 months. On physical examination, the boy has secondary sex characteristics, including pubic hair and enlargement of the penis. Which of the following morphologic features is most likely to be seen in his adrenal glands?

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Cortical atrophy

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Cortical hyperplasia

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Cortical nodule

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Medullary atrophy

A 5-year-boy has developed features that suggest puberty over the past 6 months. On physical examination, the boy has secondary sex characteristics, including pubic hair and enlargement of the penis. Which of the following morphologic features is most likely to be seen in his adrenal glands?

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