Adrenal cortical heterotopia in an inguinal hernia sac of an adult: A case report and literature review

Sarah S. Kassaby, MD; Rowena E. Velilla, MD; M. Salah Shurbaji, MD

Human Pathology: Case Reports (Jun 2017)

Adrenal cortical heterotopia in an inguinal hernia sac of an adult: A case report and literature review

Sarah S. Kassaby, MD,
Rowena E. Velilla, MD,
M. Salah Shurbaji, MD

Affiliations

Sarah S. Kassaby, MD: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (113), James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Box 4000, Mountain Home, TN 37684, United States; Department of Pathology, East Tennessee State University, P. O. Box: 70568, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Pathology, East Tennessee State University, P. O. Box: 70568, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States.
Rowena E. Velilla, MD: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (113), James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Box 4000, Mountain Home, TN 37684, United States
M. Salah Shurbaji, MD: Department of Pathology, East Tennessee State University, P. O. Box: 70568, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 13 – 15

Abstract

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Ectopic adrenal cortical tissue is not an infrequent incidental finding during abdominal and inguinal operations in infants; however, it is a rare finding in adults with only a few case reports described in the literature. We report a case of adrenal heterotopia as an incidental finding in a hernia sac from a 56 year-old man. We review the literature and discuss the importance of recognizing this rare finding. Keywords: Adrenal cortex, Heterotopia, Inguinal hernia, Adult, Pathology

Published in Human Pathology: Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-3300 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
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