Embryology of the adrenal glands and its relevance to diagnostic imaging.
Clin Radiol
; 60(9): 953-9, 2005 Sep.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16124976
An understanding of the embryology of the adrenal glands is necessary to appreciate the location of adrenal ectopic, or rest, tissue which can occur anywhere along the course of gonadal descent. This tissue usually has no clinical significance, but may become hyperplastic in patients with primary or secondary adrenal pathology. In congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperplastic rest tissue may present as a soft-tissue mass, particularly in the gonads and retroperitoneum, and may be mistaken for tumour. The adrenal in the neonate is proportionately much larger than in the adult; in renal ectopy or agenesis the ipsilateral adrenal is normally sited and may be mistaken for a kidney because of its size. This review article illustrates the embryology of the adrenal with particular emphasis on the relevance of embryology to pathology.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Glándulas Suprarrenales
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Hiperplasia Suprarrenal Congénita
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Radiol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido