Giant adrenal cyst: management and review of the literature

Am Surg. 1997 Aug;63(8):744-6.

Abstract

The diagnosis of adrenal cysts is becoming increasingly more common with the widespread use of diagnostic imaging modalities. Most adrenal cysts are asymptomatic and less than 10 cm in diameter when discovered incidentally. Symptoms appear when adrenal cysts enlarge sufficiently to cause pain and gastrointestinal disturbances or become palpable. In this report, we present a case of a giant 45-cm right adrenal cyst manifesting as painless abdominal distention in a 23-year-old female. This case appears to be one of the largest adrenal cysts reported to date. The classification and management of adrenal cystic lesions is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / surgery
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / complications
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / pathology
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / therapy*
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Adult
  • Cysts / complications
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / pathology
  • Cysts / therapy*
  • Female
  • Fibrosis
  • Hemorrhage
  • Humans
  • Muscle, Smooth / pathology
  • Ovarian Cysts / complications
  • Ovarian Cysts / surgery
  • Paracentesis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed