title: Ectopic adrenal tissue: an incidental finding during inguinoscrotal operations in children.
abstract: Ectopic adrenal cortical tissue has occasionally been documented. During a period of 18 months 152 children underwent operations for common inguinoscrotal pathology. In four cases ectopic adrenocortical tissue was found as a yellow nodule along the spermatic cord or hernia sac. Surgeons can recognize and remove it without any further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Adana Medical Center, Baskent University, Yüregir Adana, Turkey. poguzkurt@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oguzkurt
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Fazilet
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kayaselçuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000302:Adrenal Cortex; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000473:pathology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology