Adrenal ectopy in epididymis
Pérez García, F.J.; Guate Ortiz, J.L.; Gutierrez García, R.; Tuero González, J.S.; Lanzas Prieto, J.M.; Gonzalez Naranjo, F.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 54(5): 446-448
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 11494719 Document Number: 539702
To report a case of ectopic adrenal in the epididymis. A 17-year-old male consulted for a left varicocele and complaints referred to the right epididymis a year and a half after an episode of acute epididymitis. A nodule was excised from the epididymis. The pathological analysis showed an 0.4 cm nodule comprised of adrenocortical tissue. 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 differential diagnosis when it is found during a surgical procedure in this area.