Ectopic adrenal gland tissue in inguinal hernia sac.
An unusual finding of adrenal cortical tissue in a routinely submitted specimen from an inguinal herniorrhaphy and how this may be related to the embryogenic process is described.
Iyengar
Vasantha
V
Department of Pathology, Kaiser Permanente, Kensington, MD 20895, USA. viyengar@pol.net
Pittman
Donna M
DM
D000302:Adrenal Cortex; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged