Rueda-de-Eusebio Alvaro, de la Torre Serrano Montserrat, Victoria Artalejo Alejandro, Mendez Ramiro
Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, ESP.
Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, ESP.
Cureus. 2024 Sep 17;16(9):e69584. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69584. eCollection 2024 Sep.
This report presents the case of a 62-year-old male with an incidentally discovered adrenal mass, ultimately diagnosed as a ganglioneuroma after laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Imaging findings, of a 9 cm lobulated mass with heterogeneous enhancement on MRI, were unspecific and malignancy could not be excluded. Histological examination of the specimen revealed a well-demarcated tumor composed of Schwann cells and ganglion cells, confirming the diagnosis. Postoperative follow-up showed no recurrence. This case highlights the critical role of histopathological evaluation for definitive diagnosis, as imaging alone may be insufficient to distinguish adrenal ganglioneuroma from other potential malignancies due to its nonspecific radiological features.
本报告介绍了一名62岁男性的病例,该患者偶然发现肾上腺肿块,经腹腔镜肾上腺切除术后最终诊断为神经节瘤。磁共振成像(MRI)显示为一个9厘米的分叶状肿块,强化不均匀,影像学表现不具特异性,无法排除恶性肿瘤。对标本进行组织学检查,发现一个边界清晰的肿瘤,由施万细胞和神经节细胞组成,从而确诊。术后随访未发现复发。该病例突出了组织病理学评估对明确诊断的关键作用,因为仅凭影像学检查可能不足以区分肾上腺神经节瘤与其他潜在恶性肿瘤,因其具有非特异性的放射学特征。