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A Case Report of Giant Adrenal Ganglioneuroma

Authors :
Peijie Chen
Canbin Lin
Lu Jin
Yu Ding
Jian Peng
Zebo Chen
Shangqi Yang
Xiangming Mao
Yongqing Lai
Source :
Urology Case Reports, Vol 13, Iss C, Pp 37-38 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2017.

Abstract

Adrenal ganglioneuroma (AGN) is an extremely rare and benign entity comprising Schwann cells and ganglion cells. If the lesion approaches to 6 cm, laparoscopic resection is considered as relative contraindication. Now we present a giant adrenal AGN in a 25-year-old male patient. After abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning, the patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy with right adrenalectomy and histopathological examination further confirmed the lesions as giant AGN, which measured 7 cm × 5 cm × 3.5 cm. Because giant AGN with lesion size greater than 6 cm should be treated by open surgery, it is significant to report the laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with large adrenal lesions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22144420
Volume :
13
Issue :
C
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Urology Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f9f364755978474982e2ce559cff74c1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2017.03.024