A Rare Cause of Adrenal Incidentaloma: Ganglioneuroma

A Rare Adrenal Incidentaloma: Adrenal Schwannoma

Adrenal schwannoma is an extremely uncommon cause of incidentaloma. It originates from neural sheath Schwann cells of the adrenal gland. We report the case of a left adrenal schwannoma incidentally discovered in a 32-year-old woman during examination of bloated feeling and stomach ache. The patient was incidentally found to have a left adrenal mass of 9 cm on abdominal ultrasonography. Computed...

Ganglioneuroma presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma: a case report

INTRODUCTION Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors arising from the neural crest tissue and are most commonly located in the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum; they are rarely found in the adrenal gland. This tumor is usually asymptomatic and in the majority of cases is detected incidentally. Although the characteristics of adrenal ganglioneuroma on computerized tomography and magnetic...

[Ganglioneuroma as an uncommon cause of adrenal tumor].

Classic Kaposi Sarcoma: An Exceptional Cause of Adrenal Incidentaloma

Context Classic Kaposi sarcoma (KS), also known as Mediterranean KS, affects immunocompetent patients and is usually limited to the skin, without profound organ involvement. We report an exceptional case of a primary adrenal classic KS. Case Description A left adrenal incidentaloma was fortuitously discovered on a computed tomography scan performed for chest pain in a 60-year-old man. Magneti...

Ganglioneuroma of the Adrenal Gland: A Rare Tumor in a Rare Location

A 62-year-old man presented to his general practitioner complaining of non-specific back pain. He underwent a computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a large left adrenal mass. A thorough investigation of this mass revealed it to be a non-secreting tumor. At surgery, a large tumor of the left adrenal was found. The final pathology report revealed a ganglioneuro...