Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland: report of a case and review of the literature

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Nermin Halkic²  Nicolas Demartines²  Pu Yan³  Sara Fontanella³  Sabine Schmidt¹  Reza Djafarrian²  Emmanuel Melloul²  Gaëtan-Romain Joliat² 

[1] Department of Radiology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland;Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, Lausanne, 1011, Vaud, CH, Switzerland;Department of Pathology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

关键词: Cystic lesion;    Adrenal tumor;    Retroperitoneal tumor;    Cystic lymphangioma;   

Others  :  1131042
DOI  :  10.1186/s12957-015-0490-0

 received in 2014-07-17, accepted in 2015-01-26,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Joliat et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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