PMC9669272_01
CT of patient before operation. (A) Plain CT. (B) Contrast-enhanced CT scan.
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F1
On CT, nodular thickening of the left adrenal was detected on a plain CT scan (Figure 1A, arrow), measuring approximately 0.6 cm in the right-left diameter x 0.7 cm in anterior-posterior diameter x 0.9 cm maximal superior-inferior diameter. The CT value was approximately 45 HU, and homogeneous enhancement on the contrast-enhanced CT scan with a CT value of approximately 97 HU (Figure 1B, arrow).
The ectopic pancreas in the left adrenal gland. There was a histological transition zone between the ectopic pancreas and the adrenal gland (A). Acini of ectopic pancreas (black rectangle in B). The adrenal gland (black circle in B).
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In histopathological examination, the mass consisted of pancreatic follicles and ducts; the ducts were irregularly dilated, hyperplastic, and lined with mucous epithelium or columnar epithelium (Figure 2).