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Adrenal Cortical Rests

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Synonyms

Ectopic adrenal tissue

Definition

An adrenal rest anywhere along the gonadal descent, usually without accompanying medullary tissue (Saeger 2018).

Clinical Features

  • Incidence

    Often identified incidentally during autopsy (20% of postmortem examination).

  • Age

    No age preference.

  • Sex

    Both male and female.

  • Site

    Along the gonadal descent, in particular kidney, hilum of ovary (Figs. 1 and 2) or testes, and along course of spermatic cord.

  • Treatment

    No treatment is required, unless it becomes hyperplastic or malignant in patients with primary or secondary adrenal pathology.

  • Outcome

    The tissue usually has no clinical significance, but it may become hyperplastic or malignant in patients with primary or secondary adrenal pathology.

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Adrenal cortical cell nest in the hilum of ovary

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  1. Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region (Ancona), Ancona, Italy

    Alessia Cimadamore, Andrea Doria & Rodolfo Montironi

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  1. Alessia Cimadamore
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  2. Andrea Doria
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Correspondence to Rodolfo Montironi .

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  1. NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands

    J.H.J.M. van Krieken

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Cimadamore, A., Doria, A., Montironi, R. (2019). Adrenal Cortical Rests. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4778-1

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