[Adrenal ectopy in epididymis].
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.
Pérez García
F J
FJ
Servicio de Urología, Hospital San Agustin, Avilés, Asturias, España.
Guate Ortiz
J L
JL
Gutierrez García
R
R
Tuero González
J S
JS
Lanzas Prieto
J M
JM
Gonzalez Naranjo
F
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000311:Adrenal Glands; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D004822:Epididymis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*