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Whole-cell Patch-clamp Recordings of Isolated Primary Epithelial Cells from the Epididymis
Published on: August 3, 2017
[Adrenal ectopy in epididymis]
F J Pérez García1, J L Guate Ortiz, R Gutierrez García
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital San Agustin, Avilés, Asturias, España.
Objective:
To report a case of ectopic adrenal in the epididymis.
Methods:
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.
Results:
The pathological analysis showed an 0.4 cm nodule comprised of adrenocortical tissue.
Conclusions:
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.
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