Large bilateral adrenal leiomyomas presenting as calcified adrenal masses: a rare case report

We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with bilateral, large, calcified adrenal tumors who was treated by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The patient presented with upper abdominal discomfort for the past 5 years. Her imaging showed bilateral enlarged adrenal glands up to 10-cm size with punctate cal...

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Published in:Korean journal of urology 2014-05, Vol.55 (5), p.363-366
Main Authors: Kumar, Santosh, Nanjappa, Bhuvanesh, Agrawal, Pallavi, Pushkarna, Arawat
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Language:English
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Summary:We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with bilateral, large, calcified adrenal tumors who was treated by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The patient presented with upper abdominal discomfort for the past 5 years. Her imaging showed bilateral enlarged adrenal glands up to 10-cm size with punctate calcifications. Positron emission tomography scan demonstrated moderate fluorodeoxyglucose avidity in the left adrenal mass. Bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed through a transperitoneal approach. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the third postoperative day. Histology findings were consistent with adrenal leiomyomatosis.
ISSN:2005-6737
2005-6745
DOI:10.4111/kju.2014.55.5.363