Growth Patterns of Placental and Paraovarian Adrenocortical Heterotopias Are Different

Two cases of adrenocortical heterotopia are reported. One is in a full-term placenta. The other is adjacent to the ovarian hilum of an adult. Both are incidental findings. Despite sharing similar histological and immunological features, they show different growth patterns. The literature is reviewed...

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Published in:Case reports in pathology 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-6
Main Authors: Zhong, Hua, Xu, Bo, Popiolek, Dorota A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Two cases of adrenocortical heterotopia are reported. One is in a full-term placenta. The other is adjacent to the ovarian hilum of an adult. Both are incidental findings. Despite sharing similar histological and immunological features, they show different growth patterns. The literature is reviewed and adrenocortical heterotopias of different locations are compared. New hypotheses of its histogenesis are discussed.
ISSN:2090-6781
2090-679X
DOI:10.1155/2013/205692