Adrenal lymphangioma removed by a retroperitoneoscopic procedure

Oncol Lett. 2013 Feb;5(2):539-540. doi: 10.3892/ol.2012.1059. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

Abstract

We report a case of an adrenal lymphangioma removed by retroperitoneal laparoscopy. A 45-year-old female was referred to the urological ward for an adrenal mass that was incidentally detected by ultrasound examination one month earlier. An abdominal ultrasonography (US) scan revealed a 3.0 cm anechoic cystic mass, while a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 3.0×2.7 cm left adrenal cystic mass, which was suspected to be an adrenal cyst. The patient underwent retroperitoneoscopic removal of the tumor. Pathological evaluation revealed a cystic lymphangioma in the left adrenal gland.

Keywords: adrenal; lymphangioma; retroperitoneoscopy.