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Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1/2009

Open Access 01-12-2009 | Case report

A rare coexistence of adrenal cavernous hemangioma with extramedullar hemopoietic tissue: a case report and brief review of the literature

Authors: Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Maria Kyriazi, Anneza I Yiallourou, Vaia K Stafyla, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Nikolaos Dafnios, Vassilis Smyrniotis, Agathi Kondi-Pafiti

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

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.
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Metadata
Title
A rare coexistence of adrenal cavernous hemangioma with extramedullar hemopoietic tissue: a case report and brief review of the literature
Authors
Nikolaos Arkadopoulos
Maria Kyriazi
Anneza I Yiallourou
Vaia K Stafyla
Theodosios Theodosopoulos
Nikolaos Dafnios
Vassilis Smyrniotis
Agathi Kondi-Pafiti
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-7-13

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