A rare coexistence of adrenal cavernous hemangioma with extramedullar hemopoietic tissue: A case report and brief review of the literature
Ημερομηνία
2009Συγγραφέας
Arkadopoulos, NikolaosKyriazi, Maria A.
Yiallourou, Anneza I.
Stafyla, V. K.
Theodosopoulos, Theodosios
Dafnios, Nicolaos
Smyrniotis, V.
Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi
Source
World Journal of Surgical OncologyVolume
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Background: Cavernous hemangiomas of the adrenal gland are rare, benign, non-functioning neoplastic tumors. To our knowledge, 55 cases have been reported in the literature to date. Case presentation: We report the first case of a large, non-functioning adrenal cavernous hemangioma that was incidentally found during the preoperative staging workup of a 75 year old woman with left breast adenocarcinoma. Imaging with US, CT scan and MRI showed a heterogeneous 8 cm mass with non-specific radiological features that was located on the left adrenal gland. The mass was surgically excised and pathology revealed an adrenal hemangioma with areas of extramedullar hemopoiesis. Conclusion: Although adrenal hemangiomas are rare and their preoperative diagnosis is difficult, they should always be included in the differential diagnosis of adrenal neoplasms. © 2009 Arkadopoulos et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.