Publication: Adrenal Ganglioneuroma
Date
2020
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Adrenal ganglioneuromas are rare sympathetic differentiated tumors which
originate from neural crest cells. These lesions are usually discovered incidentally
on imaging and tend to be hormonally silent. Preoperative diagnosis of adrenal
ganglioneuroma remains extremely challenging and the gold standard treatment
is adrenalectomy. There is good prognosis after surgery without recurrence. We
herein report a case of adrenal ganglioneuroma in a 15 year old female who
presented with complaint of abdominal discomfort. Contrast Enhanced Computed
Tomography abdomen showed a large septated hypodense right suprarenal
mass which was echogenic on Ultrasonography. It showed T1 hypointense and
T2 hyperintense signal on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of abdomen and pelvis.
Excisional biopsy and histological examination of the mass was suggestive of
adrenal ganglioneuroma. This report presents the clinical and radiological data for
the rare tumor which would share some experience to facililate the diagnosis of
adrenal ganglioneuroma.
KEY WORDS
Adrenal mass, Computed tomography, Ganglioneuroma, Magnetic resonance
imaging, Ultrasonography
Description
Kayastha R, Acharya R, Pradhan S, Tuladhar AS, Shrestha A
Department of Radiology
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Adrenal mass, Computed tomography, Ganglioneuroma, Magnetic resonance imaging, Ultrasonography