Ectopic adrenocortical tissue along the spermatic cord.
The subject of ectopic adrenal tissue along the spermatic cord is reviewed in respect of incidental finding during operation for undescended testis. The condition is probably more common than previously reported and embryology and clinical implications are briefly discussed. Nodules consisting of aberrant adrenal tissue should be removed whenever incidentally detected, but a routine search for them is not mandatory.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000473:pathology; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology*