MATURE (BENIGN) CYSTIC TERATOMA OF THE ADRENAL GLAND– A RARE ENTITY

Sudeshna Mukherjee; Mallika Pal; Susmita Mukhopadhyay; Rathin Hazra

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2016

MATURE (BENIGN) CYSTIC TERATOMA OF THE ADRENAL GLAND– A RARE ENTITY

Sudeshna Mukherjee, Mallika Pal, Susmita Mukhopadhyay, Rathin Hazra

Abstract :

Teratomas are germ cell tumors which are most often found in the gonads– the testes and the ovaries. They are rarely found at other sites like floor of mouth, thyroid, mediastinum, retroperitoneum etc. The age group commonly affected are children. Only rare cases occur in adults. Adrenal gland as a site of teratoma is extremely rare. Some cases have been mistakenly diagnosed to be lipomatous lesions of adrenal gland by radiological imaging. . Most teratomas are benign but have a potential for malignant transformation. Thus, diagnosis, radiological and histological correlation and surgical resection with proper follow up is necessary. Here we report a case of benign cystic teratoma arising from the left adrenal gland in a 20 year old female patient who had presented with dull–aching abdominal pain for 6 months.