Giant adrenal endothelial Cyst: A case report

Adrenal cyst initially described in 1670s, is being diagnosed more frequently with the advent of widespread use of diagnostic imaging. Most of these cysts are small and remain nonfunctional with requirement of only conservative approach. Functional, malignant or benign lesions more than 5cm in size...

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Published in:Medicine science 2022, Vol.11 (3), p.1351
Main Authors: M, Arun, Roy, Nilanjan, Jafri, Haris, Baveja, Puneet, Popli, Vitesh, Ponnam, Ashok
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Language:English
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Summary:Adrenal cyst initially described in 1670s, is being diagnosed more frequently with the advent of widespread use of diagnostic imaging. Most of these cysts are small and remain nonfunctional with requirement of only conservative approach. Functional, malignant or benign lesions more than 5cm in size needs surgical intervention. Giant adrenal cysts (>10cm) do pose a clinical diagnostic dilemma and present with symptoms as was the scenario in the case being described. The management of this case along with a review of literature is being briefly described.
ISSN:2147-0634
2147-0634
DOI:10.5455/medscience.2022.04.102