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Unusual appearance of an adrenal ganglioneuroma
- Source :
- Radiology Case Reports, Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 396-399 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- Ganglioneuromas are rare tumors that occur spontaneously or arise from a poorly differentiated neuroblastic tumor. Although they are typically described in the pediatric population, they can occur in adults. Ganglioneuromas are often discovered incidentally and their typical imaging appearance, although non-specific, is that of a well-defined solid mass. We are presenting a case of a fat-containing adrenal lesion in a 53-year-old male. The extensive lipomatous changes within the lesion led to the presumption that it represented an adrenal myelolipoma. Pathology revealed a ganglioneuroma with extensive lipomatous changes. This is an uncommon presentation of an adrenal ganglioneuroma mimicking an adrenal myelolipoma. The diagnosis of an adrenal ganglioneuroma raises the possibility of syndromic associations for which patients may undergo genetic testing. We provide a review of typical imaging features of an adrenal ganglioneuroma and provide insight into the situations in which a ganglioneuroma can be suggested as a diagnostic consideration.
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Adrenal tumor
Adrenocortical carcinoma
lcsh:R895-920
Case Report
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Ganglioneuroma
Genetic testing
Adrenal myelolipoma
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Solid mass
medicine.disease
Neuroblastic Tumor
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Pediatric population
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19300433
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Radiology Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dfc7946b62177897779f07f048724e5c