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Diagnosis and treatment of adrenal ganglioneuroma
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal ganglioneuroma at the University Medical Centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Subject and method: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with histological examination of adrenal ganglioneuroma who underwent adrenalectomy or adrenal biopsy at the hospital from June 2016 to March 2020. We analyzed clinical features and clinical data of these patients. Result: There were 6 cases confirmed by histological examination of adrenal ganglioneuroma. Mean age was 30.7 years old ± 2,8 (range 22 – 42). Tumors were in the right side in 2 cases, in the left side in 3 cases in in both sides in 1 case. Mean size of the tumor was 47.8 mm ± 10,7 (range 35 – 60 mm). All patients had no clinical symptoms. 2 in 6 cases had no abnormal adrenal hormone secretion. Imaging studies can not rule out histological features of the tumors. 3D laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed in 5 cases and adrenal percutaneous biopsy done in 1 case. Conclusion: 2 in 6 cases of adrenal ganglioneuromas had no abnormal adrenal hormone secretion. Pre-operation imaging studies can not rule out histological features of the tumors. 3D laparoscopic adrenalectomy was a safe and less invasive treatment.
Keywords: Adrenal tumor, adrenal ganglioneuroma.
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