title: Adrenal gland teratoma in a 40-year-old woman.
abstract: Teratoma is a germ-cell tumor that commonly affects the gonads. Extragondal teratoma is a rare entity. Teratoma in the region of adrenal gland is a rare and uncommon retroperitoneal tumor; only few cases have been reported. This case report describes such a tumor in a 40-year-old-woman who presented with multiple vague complaints. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed a mixed echogenic mass with areas of calcification in right suprarenal region and a lymph nodal mass in the right renal hilar region. Computed tomography showed a mass containing fat, calcification and soft tissue component in right supra-renal region indenting the superior pole of kidney. Intraoperatively a supra-renal tumor was found within in a pseudocapsule that covered most of the tumor with a part of duodenum fixed to the mass.
authors: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, PO Box 341, Phulbari, Pokhara, Nepal.
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Shrestha
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lalchan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery