Tarkan SOYGÜR, Berkan REŞORLU, Duygu KANKAYA

Ectopic adrenocortical tissue in the spermatic cord in association with testicular teratoma

Ektopik adrenokortikal doku benign bir lezyondur. Bu nedenle rutinde araştırılması gerekli değildir, ancak histolojik tanı ve karışabilecek patolojiler açısından cerrahi sırasında saptandığı zaman çıkarılması gerekmektedir. Spermatik kordda ektopik adrenal dokusu bebeklerde ve çocuklarda çok nadir görülen bir durum değildir, ancak testiküler kanser ile birlikteliği olan tek olgu bildirilmiştir( 4). Bu yazımızda biz spermatik kordda testiküler teratom ve birlikte ektopik adrenal dokusu bulunan üç aylık bir bebek vakasını sunuyoruz.

Spermatik kordda testiküler teratomla birlikte ektopik adrenonokortikal doku

Ectopic adrenal cortical tissue is a benign lesion. Although routine search for this lesion is not indicated, it should be resected for histological analysis and diff erential diagnosis when it is found during a surgical procedure in this area. Ectopic adrenal tissue in the spermatic cord is not a very rare fi nding in male neonates and babies. But, to our knowledge, its simultaneous occurrence with the testicular cancer has been reported only in one case(4). In this case report, we present a 3 month old baby boy who had ectopic adrenal tissue in association with testicular teratoma in the spermatic cord.

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