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VOLUME 18 , ISSUE 2 ( July-December, 2023 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

The Master Masquerader: A Case Series on Adrenal Teratoma

Meghana V Shetty, Asiya Zehra, Pooja Ramakant, Preeti Agrawal, Kul Ranjan Singh

Keywords : Adrenal, Adrenocortical cancer, Case report, Endocrine surgery, Heterogenous adrenal mass, Retroperitoneal tumors, Teratoma

Citation Information : Shetty MV, Zehra A, Ramakant P, Agrawal P, Singh KR. The Master Masquerader: A Case Series on Adrenal Teratoma. 2023; 18 (2):83-85.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10088-11226

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 12-01-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


Abstract

Adrenal teratoma is a rare entity that often resembles other adrenal pathology in imaging studies and intraoperatively. A high degree of suspicion, as well as knowledge about imaging characteristics of teratoma, is essential to make a diagnosis.

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