Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

ADRENAL GANGLIONEUROMA- AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION

Abinaya Venkatesan, Sowmya G, Preetam Arthur

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An adrenal mass can often be found incidentally as a part of imaging (incidentaloma) or while evaluation for a complaint related to adrenal diseaseAs they can range from being just adenomas to malignant metastasis or carcinoma or pheochromocytoma investigation is warranted(1). This case reports a 29 year old male with no previous comorbids with history of abdominal pain for a year with acute gastroenteritis for 2 days.USG revealed a right suprarenal mass12.7x 9 x12.2 cm.CECT Abdomen revealed central necrosis and non visualization of the adrenal gland: suggesting adrenal tumor ganglioneuroma / cortical carcinoma.Hormonal workup with 24 hour metanephrine test was normal.USG guided biopsy revealed ganglioneuroma.Patient underwent adrenalectomy. Adrenal ganglioneuromas are rare, hormonally silent tumors which can resemble malignancies.Appropriate evaluation by endocrine tests , imaging and histopathology is crucial for a diagnosis.

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ADRENAL GANGLIONEUROMA- AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION, Abinaya Venkatesan, Sowmya G, Preetam Arthur INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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