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Aberrant adrenocortical tissue in spermatic cord is
rare in adult population. We report an unusual case of a 52-year-old
male patient with an aberrant adrenocortical tissue which is
incidentally resected within lipoma of spermatic cord and identified on
microscopic examination. Although he was diagnosed with right inguinal
hernia, there was no significant hernia orifice intraoperatively. When
the 2nd operation by anterior open approach was undergone, there was a
fat-like tissue adhered to the spermatic cord. It was removed and the
histopathological finding first revealed aberrant adrenocortical tissue
in the resected lipoma of spermatic cord (Figure 1). This abnormal
tissue is usually found incidentally during inguinal operation. In
general, most of the aberrant adrenal tissue becomes atrophic by adult
life. Moreover, it is not clinically significant and also not associated
with endocrine abnormalities.
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Takeuchi, M. , Okuya, K. , Kato, R. , Miyao, N. and
Konishi, Y. (2014) Aberrant Adrenocortical Tissue Associated with
Resected Lipoma of Spermatic Cord in an Adult. Open Journal of Urology, 4, 151-154. doi: 10.4236/oju.2014.412026.
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