Schlittler LA, Dallagasperina VW, Carlotto JRM, Vilarroel RU, Lazaretti NS. True adrenal cyst mimicking renal cancer in a young woman: a case report.
Cases J 2009;
2:7351. [PMID:
19918521 PMCID:
PMC2769351 DOI:
10.4076/1757-1626-2-7351]
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Abstract
The adrenal cyst is a rare disease that represents approximately 5% of discovered adrenal lesions, which are usually discovered incidentally. True adrenal cysts originate to cells from mesothelium. The potential of cyst adrenal to become malignant has been reported to be 7% and a radical excision of a potentially malignant mass are indicate. We report a case of a 48 year old woman that presented with pain in left hypochondrium and epigastrium, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and microscopic hematuria. After the diagnosis suspicion surgery was performed with a monoblock resection of left kidney and left adrenal gland because of kidney cancer diagnosis as considered. The microscopically analysis of surgical specimen, diagnosed a true epithelial cyst of adrenal gland.
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