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Laparoscopic appearance of ectopic adrenocortical tissue covered by peritoneum and its excision using a 3-mm operative trocar.
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A bright yellow nodule of approximately 4 mm stood out over the vessels 3 cm from the inner inguinal ring ( Fig. 1 ).
Histologic section of the excised nodule, showing encapsulated adrenal cortical tissue and focal calcifications (hematoxylin and eosin, HE, x50).Inset: detail of ectopic adrenocortical tissue showing no medullary tissue or atypical cells (HE x150).
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Histopathological examination showed an oval-shaped nodule consisting of a small adrenal cortical nodule, with no medullary tissue or atypical cells and some microcalcifications ( Fig. 2 ).