A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal Gland
Adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare nonfunctioning benign tumors. This case report presents a patient with a huge nonfunctioning adrenal cavernous hemangioma presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma suspicious for adrenal myelolipoma. Although adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, they should be...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Urology case reports 2015-07, Vol.3 (4), p.120-122 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare nonfunctioning benign tumors. This case report presents a patient with a huge nonfunctioning adrenal cavernous hemangioma presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma suspicious for adrenal myelolipoma. Although adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, they should be considered as a part of the differential diagnosis of adrenal neoplasms. The proper treatment is surgical excision due the risk of spontaneous tumor rupture and the difficulty of ruling out malignancy. |
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ISSN: | 2214-4420 2214-4420 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.eucr.2015.03.009 |