ACCESSORY ADRENAL GLAND
REPORT OF THREE CASES
1980 Volume 71 Issue 2 Pages 201-209
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1980 Volume 71 Issue 2 Pages 201-209
Three cases of accessory adrenal gland were experienced in our clinic.
Case 1.: A 1-year-old male with hypospadias (penoscrotal type), bilateral cryptorchism, right inguinal hernia. The chromosomal pattern is XYY. The operation was done for bilateral cryptorchism and inguinal hernia. There was an accessory adrenocortical tissue attaching to the right epididymis.
Case 2.: An 8-year-old male with hypospadias (penoscrotal type), bilateral cryptorchism. When the operation for bilateral cryptorchism was performed, we found a nodule in the left spermatic cord. The histologic findings were accessory adrenocortical tissue.
Case 3.: An 80-year-old male was suffering from dysuria and a swelling of the right scrotum. The operation was performed for the hypertrophy of the prostate and right hydrocele testis. In the right spermatic cord we found a nodule. The histologic findings were accessory adrenal tissue containing cortical and medullary portion.
The three patients showed no evidence of adrenal hyperfunction before the operation and no evidence of adrenal hypofunction after the operation.
