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Lymphoid Structure Presenting as a Hypermetabolic Adrenal Incidentaloma.

Xavier GilisThomas ServaisGuillaume PiermanMarie-Cécile NollevauxEtienne Delgrange
Published in: JCEM case reports (2024)
Adrenal incidentalomas are a frequent cause for consultation in endocrinology. Current guidelines provide an algorithm for their evaluation to determinate the risk of hormonally active or malignant condition. We report a unique case of benign adrenal incidentaloma in a 53-year-old woman with multiple malignancy criteria on contrast-free computed tomography and [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography, leading to a left adrenalectomy. Histopathologic analysis showed a 15-mm intra-adrenal lymphoid organ localized in the medulla, without any cellular atypia and organized with a capsule and multiple germinal centers. The surrounding adrenal tissue was unremarkable, and the patient did not develop any inflammatory, infectious, or neoplastic disease during the 2 following years. This is the first described case of a well-organized intra-adrenal ectopic lymphoid organ in the absence of any evident stimulus.
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