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Adrenal ganglioneuroma: report of a rare case

Adrenal ganglioneuroma: Nadir bir olgu sunumu

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145–148
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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Aware- ness of specific characteristics of this rare entity may facilitate the differential diagnosis of adrenal masses.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The probability of finding an incidentaloma has rapidly increased with the widespread usage of abdominal imaging modalities, creating a challenge to identify the rare functioning or malignant adrenal tumor that should be removed while avoiding unnecessary testing and surgery in the majority of patients whose adrenal lesion is non- functioning and benign.
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Key Findings & Data:We report a case of a woman who presented with a non-functional left-sided adrenal tumor that was postoperatively diagnosed as ganglio- neuroma with emphasis on radiologic findings.
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Conclusion & Impact:Aware- ness of specific characteristics of this rare entity may facilitate the differential diagnosis of adrenal masses.
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Abstract

The probability of finding an incidentaloma has rapidly increased with the widespread usage of abdominal imaging modalities, creating a challenge to identify the rare functioning or malignant adrenal tumor that should be removed while avoiding unnecessary testing and surgery in the majority of patients whose adrenal lesion is non- functioning and benign. We report a case of a woman who presented with a non-functional left-sided adrenal tumor that was postoperatively diagnosed as ganglio- neuroma with emphasis on radiologic findings. Aware- ness of specific characteristics of this rare entity may facilitate the differential diagnosis of adrenal masses.

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Abdominal görüntüleme yöntemlerinin giderek daha fazla kullanılması ile insidentaloma saptanma oranı hızla artmıştır. Bu durum çoğunluğu nonfonksiyone ve benign olan adrenal lezyonlarına yönelik gereksiz tetkik ve cerrahi girişim yapılmasından kaçınılarak, seyrek görülen fonksiyone veya malign adrenal lezyonlarının ayırt edilmesi sorununu ortaya çıkartmıştır. Bu yazıda ameliyat sonrası dönemde ganglioneuroma olarak değerlendirilmiş bir non-fonksiyone adrenal tümör olgusu, adrenal kitlelerin ayırıcı tanısında ganglionöromayı akla getirebilecek özgün radyolojik bulgular tanımlanarak, bildirilmektedir. Bu seyrek hastalığın karakteristik özelliklerini akılda tutmak adrenal kitlelerinin ayırıcı tanısında yardımcı olabilir.

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KARAARSLAN, E., TERZİOĞLU, T., ÖNCEL, D. Y. (2022). Adrenal ganglioneuroma: report of a rare case. Endokrinolojide Diyalog Dergisi, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 4, 145–148. https://ajindex.com/articles/500698

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