Adrenal cytomegaly associated with diaphragmatic hernia: report of a case.
A rare case of a 22-week-old foetus with unilateral adrenal cytomegaly and left diaphragmatic hernia is reported. Typical cytomegalic cells were found focally in the left adrenal but the right adrenal was normal. There was no stigmata of the Beckwith-Wiedermann syndrome. The association of adrenal cytomegaly with various congenital malformations, the significance and possible pathogenesis of this condition is discussed.
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000303:Adrenal Cortex Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second