A Case Report of Giant Adrenal Ganglioneuroma
Chen, P.; Lin, C.; Jin, L.; Ding, Y.; Peng, J.; Chen, Z.; Yang, S.; Mao, X.; Lai, Y.
Urology Case Reports 13: 37-38
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 2214-4420
PMID: 28443238
DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2017.03.024
Accession: 059306569
Adrenal ganglioneuroma (AGN) is an extremely rare and benign entity comprising Schwann cells and ganglion cells. If the lesion approaches to 6 cm, laparoscopic resection is considered as relative contraindication. Now we present a giant adrenal AGN in a 25-year-old male patient. After abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning, the patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy with right adrenalectomy and histopathological examination further confirmed the lesions as giant AGN, which measured 7 cm × 5 cm × 3.5 cm. Because giant AGN with lesion size greater than 6 cm should be treated by open surgery, it is significant to report the laparoscopic adrenalectomy in patients with large adrenal lesions.