[Two cases of ganglioneuroma discovered as "incidentaloma"].
Two cases of adrenal ganglioneuroma discovered as "incidentaloma" are presented Case 1 was in a 29-year-old female who had a right adrenal tumor incidentally found by abdominal ultrasonography. The tumor was 26 g and 5.1 x 3.6 x 3.0 cm in size. She underwent surgical exploration and histopathologic examination revealed adrenal ganglioneuroma. Case 2 was in a 75-year-old man who had a right adrenal tumor detected during examination of microhematuria due to right renal stone by abdominal computed tomography. The tumor was 51 g in weight and 5.3 x 5.0 x 5.2 cm in size. He underwent right adrenalectomy and histopathologic examination showed adrenal ganglioneuroma. Both patients had no abnormal endocrinological findings and the DNA histogram showed a diploid pattern.
Yogi
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Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Hospital.
Sawase
K
K
Sakai
H
H
Minami
Y
Y
Kanetake
H
H
Saito
Y
Y
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm