A nodule of adrenocortical tissue within a human placenta: light microscopic and immunocytochemical findings.
A case of adrenocortical tissue within a human placenta is described, this being the second example of such a phenomenon. Immunocytochemistry showed that the adrenal tissue reacted positively for DHEA-S but negatively for 17-OH progesterone and cortisol. This suggests that the heterotopic adrenal tissue resembled metabolically the fetal zone of the adrenal cortex.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy
D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate