Rare cavernous hemangioma of adrenal gland: case report

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Li Wang¹  Yiwu Dang¹  Rukun He¹  Gang Chen¹ 

关键词: Hemangioma;    cavernous;    Adrenal glands;    Hemangioma;    Immunohistochemistry;    Pathology;    clinical;    Hemangioma cavernoso;    Glândulas suprarrenais;    Hemangioma;    Imunoistoquímica;    Patologia clínica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1516-3180.2014.1324715

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

CONTEXT:Cavernous hemangiomas of the adrenal gland are rare benign neoplastic tumors. The clinical presentation of adrenal hemangiomas is usually vague, and they are often discovered incidentally through imaging examination s performed for other reasons.CASE REPORT:We report the case of a non-functional adrenal hemangioma found incidentally in a 37-year-old man with a one-year history of headache and hypertension. A right adrenal mass was detected by means of magnetic resonance imaging. Physical examination and all laboratory values were unremarkable. The patient underwent laparoscopic right adrenal gland resection. Histopathological evaluation confirmed adrenal cavernous hemangioma.CONCLUSIONS:Most occurrences of cavernous hemangiomas of the adrenal gland are non-functional and often discovered incidentally. Although rare, these unusual benign adrenal masses should form part of the differential diagnosis of adrenal neoplasms. The proper treatment for adrenal cavernous hemangioma is surgical removal.

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