Ectopic adrenocortical adenoma in the renal hilum: a case report and literature review
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Ectopic adrenocortical adenoma in the renal hilum: a case report and literature review.
BACKGROUND Ectopic (accessory) adrenocortical tissue, also known as adrenal rests, is a developmental abnormality of the adrenal gland. The most common ectopic site is in close proximity to the adrenal glands and along the path of descent or migration of the gonads because of the close spatial relationship between the adrenocortical primordium and gonadal blastema during embryogenesis. Ectopic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic Pathology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI: 10.1186/s13000-016-0490-6