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JIMSA › Vol 33 No 3 · July–September 2020

Case Report · pages 173–175

Adrenal Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Diagnosis at a Rare Site

Ashwani Kumar, Manisha Aggarwal, Anusha Bhat, Amrinder Kaur

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Ashwani Kumar, Manisha Aggarwal, Anusha Bhat, Amrinder Kaur. Adrenal Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Diagnosis at a Rare Site. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2020;33(3):173–175.

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Ganglioneuroma (GN) is one of the rare benign tumour, usually well differentiated and originating from primordial neural crest cells and most commonly located in the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum. Other common benign tumours of retroperitoneum includes neurofibromas, fibromatosis, renal angiolipomas, retroperitoneal lipomas etc. Adrenal gland is one of the rarest site for ganglioneuroma. We present a case of a 32 year old female, a known hypertensive who presented with vague symptoms of headache and palpitation. CT scan showed right suprarenal cystic lesion for which she underwent surgery. Histopathology report showed features suggestive of ganglioneuroma.

Keywords
Ganglioneuroma, Benign Tumour, Adrenal, soft to firm in consistency

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