title: [Adrenal ganglioneuroma].
abstract: We report a case of adrenal ganglioneuroma. A 29-year-old man was referred to our clinic for further investigation of right abdominal mass incidentally discovered by ultrasonography. Endocrinological study was unremarkable. Abdominal computed tomography revealed well-defined, 6-cm-long oval mass with mottled calcification. Adrenal scintigraphy showed enlarged adrenal gland with low accumulation. T1-image of magnetic resonance depicted hypointensity tumor in comparison with liver. Extirpation of this tumor disclosed yellowish white, homogeneous mass, 101 g in weight and 7 by 7 by 3.5 cm in diameter. Pathological diagnosis was ganglioneuroma. All reported cases of adrenal ganglioneuroma exceeded 5 cm in diameter. This indicates malignancy in computed tomography. Therefore, we should be careful in diagnosing ganglioneuroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Numasawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed