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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct-Dec;11(4):487-92.

Laparoscopic resection of large adrenal ganglioneuroma

G N Zografos  1 , K Kothonidis, C Ageli, N Kopanakis, K Dimitriou, E Papaliodi, G Kaltsas, M Pagoni, G Papastratis
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic resection of large adrenal ganglioneuroma

G N Zografos et al. JSLS. 2007 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

We report on a 23-year-old woman with a right adrenal tumor 13 cm in diameter who was treated by laparoscopy. The patient was asymptomatic, and the tumor was incidentally diagnosed on abdominal ultrasonography. A subsequent computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen confirmed a 12 x 7 x 8-cm homogenous mass of the right adrenal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a solid mass measuring 13 x 7 x 7.5 cm arising from the right adrenal. Laparoscopic complete excision of the mass was accomplished through a transabdominal lateral approach. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the second postoperative day. Histology was consistent with an adrenal ganglioneuroma. Two years later, there is no evidence of recurrence on abdominal CT scan.

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Figure 1.
Abdominal computed tomographic scan indicating the large benign tumor.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Magnetic resonance imaging. After intravenous injection of gadolinium, the mass showed a progressive, heterogeneous, and delayed enhancement.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Top: Low magnification shows ganglioneuroma (right) with adjacent normal adrenal cortex (left) (H&E ×10). Bottom: High magnification demonstrates spindle and mature ganglion cells (H&E ×20).
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