title: [Adrenal ectopy in epididymis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of ectopic adrenal in the epididymis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 17-year-old male consulted for a left varicocele and complaints referred to the right epididymis a year and a half after an episode of acute epididymitis. A nodule was excised from the epididymis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pathological analysis showed an 0.4 cm nodule comprised of adrenocortical tissue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ectopic adrenal cortical tissue is a benign lesion. Although routine search for this lesion is not indicated, it should be resected for histological analysis and differential diagnosis when it is found during a surgical procedure in this area.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital San Agustin, Avilés, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pérez García
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guate Ortiz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutierrez García
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tuero González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lanzas Prieto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalez Naranjo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000311:Adrenal Glands; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D004822:Epididymis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*