Catecholamine-secreting adrenal lipomatous ganglioneuroma: A case study

Kiyohito Yamamoto; Yuki Inada; Atsushi Nakamoto; Hayahito Nomi; Yoshitaka Kurisu; Kazuhiro Yamamoto; Keigo Osuga

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.06.057

Catecholamine-secreting adrenal lipomatous ganglioneuroma: A case study

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Jul 24;15(9):1709-1713. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.06.057. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Kiyohito Yamamoto¹, Yuki Inada¹, Atsushi Nakamoto², Hayahito Nomi³, Yoshitaka Kurisu⁴, Kazuhiro Yamamoto¹, Keigo Osuga¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
² Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita-City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
³ Department of Urology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.

Abstract

Ganglioneuroma, which arise from neural crest cells, typically occurs in adolescents and young adults. Most ganglioneuromas are clinically asymptomatic and hormonally silent, therefore may be diagnosed incidentally during imaging studies. Ganglioneuroma containing fat (lipomatous ganglioneuroma) is a rare variant of ganglioneuroma that is histologically characterized by a mature adipocytic component admixed with a conventional ganglioneuroma. Herein, we report the case of adrenal lipomatous ganglioneuroma with elevated urinary catecholamine level.

Keywords: Adrenal gland; Catecholamine; Ganglioneuroma; Intratumoral fat; Lipomatous ganglioneuroma.

Publication types

Case Reports