An incidental peri-adrenal cystic lesion

A 50-year-old man was found to have an incidental peri-adrenal cystic lesion on CT imaging which was removed laparoscopically. Histological examination showed a cystic structure composed of respiratory and cuboidal-type epithelium with underlying smooth muscle, cartilage and seromucinous glands. The...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:BMJ case reports 2012-08, Vol.2012
Main Authors: Powell, George, Burrows, Cerys, Houghton, Andrew, Otter, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Adrenal glands
Adrenal Glands - pathology
Adrenalectomy
Cysts
Diagnosis, Differential
Europe (West)
Histology
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Incidental Findings
Laparoscopy
Male
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Pancreas - pathology
Pancreatic Cyst - diagnosis
Pancreatic Cyst - pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Rare Disease
Smooth muscle
Teratoma - diagnosis
Teratoma - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
White
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A 50-year-old man was found to have an incidental peri-adrenal cystic lesion on CT imaging which was removed laparoscopically. Histological examination showed a cystic structure composed of respiratory and cuboidal-type epithelium with underlying smooth muscle, cartilage and seromucinous glands. The differential diagnosis for such a lesion includes bronchogenic cyst or teratoma differentiated. This case report offers an overview of both the conditions and the difficulties encountered in the histological distinction.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-006606