Ectopic adrenal cortex tissue: an incidental finding during inguinoscrotal operations in pediatric patients.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of ectopic remnants of adrenal cortex tissue encountered in pediatric patients who underwent groin surgical explorations.

Materials And Methods: We studied 1,862 patients with groin surgical explorations during a period of 12 consecutive years (1995-2006). Nodules resembling ectopic adrenal tissue were removed and the histopathological examination was performed using hematoxylin and eosin staining.

Pure primary neuroendocrine tumor of the prostate: a rare entity.

An extrapulmonary neuroendocrine tumor arising in the prostate gland has been described in several case series; however, pure and primary prostatic neuroendocrine tumors are very rare, their biologic behavior is not yet well known, and there are only a few reports in the literature describing the clinical features and management of this neoplasm. This article presents the clinicopathologic findings of 2 patients presenting with this disease. The published reports of primary pure neuroendocrine prostate tumors are discussed.