A case of adrenocortical oncocytic carcinoma arising in ectopic adrenal tissue: a multidisciplinary diagnostic challenge

Nikita Wadhwani; Daniel Mais; Dharam Kaushik; Mio Kitano

doi:10.3332/ecancer.2020.1135

A case of adrenocortical oncocytic carcinoma arising in ectopic adrenal tissue: a multidisciplinary diagnostic challenge

Ecancermedicalscience. 2020 Nov 5:14:1135. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1135. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Nikita Wadhwani^{1

2}, Daniel Mais³, Dharam Kaushik⁴, Mio Kitano⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA.
² https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4302-5921.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
⁵ Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.

Abstract

Adrenocortical oncocytic neoplasm arising in ectopic adrenal tissue is a rare finding and presents as a unique diagnostic challenge. We report a case of a 26-year-old female who presented with vague left-sided abdominal pain and a large left retroperitoneal mass. She underwent exploratory laparotomy and resection of the mass and was diagnosed with extra-adrenal adrenocortical oncocytic carcinoma.

Keywords: adrenal; ectopic adrenal; endocrine surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports