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Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adrenal hemangioma is a rare benign adrenal tumor that is usually misdiagnosed preoperatively. We here present a case of adrenal cavernous hemangioma that was successfully treated with retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

Case presentation

A 67-year-old man with dull right back pain attended our clinic for examination of a mass on the right adrenal gland for 1 week. Pheochromocytoma was considered according to the preoperative computed tomography angiography + computed tomography urography findings and was subsequently corrected to adrenal gland hemangioma according to postoperative pathological findings. The patient showed no recurrence of adrenal hemangioma during the 1-year follow-up period after surgery.

Conclusion

Adrenal gland hemangioma is rare with a high rate of misdiagnosis, and it should be considered in imaging findings of adrenal tumors with typical hemangioma. Surgery is an effective treatment method.

SUBMITTER: Huang T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adrenal cavernous hemangioma misdiagnosed as pheochromocytoma: a case report.

Huang Ting T Yang Qing Q Hu Yang Y Wu Hai-Xiao HX

BMC surgery 20210426 1

<h4>Background</h4>Adrenal hemangioma is a rare benign adrenal tumor that is usually misdiagnosed preoperatively. We here present a case of adrenal cavernous hemangioma that was successfully treated with retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 67-year-old man with dull right back pain attended our clinic for examination of a mass on the right adrenal gland for 1 week. Pheochromocytoma was considered according to the preoperative computed tomography angiography + co ...[more]

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