Left adrenal ganglioneuroma: Report of a new case

Walter Sebastián Nardi; Sergio Damián Quildrian

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.02.014

Left adrenal ganglioneuroma: Report of a new case

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2018:45:143-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.02.014. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

Authors

Walter Sebastián Nardi¹, Sergio Damián Quildrian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, British Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Perdriel 74, CABA, 1280AEB, Argentina. Electronic address: nardi.ws@gmail.com.
² Soft Tissue Tumors Unit, Department of General Surgery, British Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Perdriel 74, CABA, 1280AEB, Argentina. Electronic address: squildrian@intramed.net.

Abstract

Introduction: Adrenal ganglioneuroma (AGN) represents about 20% of the reported cases.

Presentation of case: We present a 37-year-old man referred to our institution for a history of abdominal discomfort and a left adrenal solid mass incidentally discovered in CT abdominal scan (24 × 20 mm). Patient underwent laparoscopic surgical excision of the tumor.

Conclusion: The histopathology examination showed areas of spindle cells and scattered mature ganglionic cells compatible with AGN.

Keywords: Adrenal ganglioneuroma; Ganglioneuroma; Laparoscopy.