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Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland: report of a case and review of the literature.
10.1186/s12957-015-0490-0
000351013800001
25889625
Joliat
G.R.
author
Melloul
E.
author
Djafarrian
R.
author
Schmidt
S.
author
Fontanella
S.
author
Yan
P.
author
Demartines
N.
author
Halkic
N.
author
article
casereport
2015
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
1477-7819
1477-7819
journal
13
1
58
BACKGROUND: Cystic lymphangioma is a rare tumor of the lymphatic vessels that occurs more frequently in women. Location of this pathology can be diverse but most commonly occurs in the neck or axilla. Cystic lymphangioma originating from the adrenal tissue represents a very rare entity.
CASE PRESENTATION: We report here the case of a 38-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a cystic retroperitoneal mass. After further investigations, the patient was suspected to have a left adrenal cystic lymphangioma. She underwent successful open left adrenalectomy as curative treatment, and the diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the left adrenal gland was confirmed at histology. The postoperative course was uneventful.
CONCLUSION: This case report and review of the literature bring new insights into the diagnostic difficulty and management of cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland.
Cystic lymphangioma
Retroperitoneal tumor
Adrenal tumor
Cystic lesion
eng
60_published
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peer-reviewed
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