Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 291-292, August 2007

Ectopic adrenal gland tissue in inguinal hernia sac

  • Vasantha Iyengar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Kaiser Permanente, Kensington, MD 20895, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 301 255 4015; fax: +1 301 255 4031.
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  • Donna M. Pittman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Kensington, MD 20895, USA

Abstract 

An unusual finding of adrenal cortical tissue in a routinely submitted specimen from an inguinal herniorrhaphy and how this may be related to the embryogenic process is described.

Keywords: Ectopic adrenal, Hernia sac

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PII: S1092-9134(06)00094-3

doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.08.001

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 291-292, August 2007

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