Yuxiang Hong,Qingtao Yang,Junhong Zheng,Gaoming Hou. Adrenal endothelial cyst associated with adrenocortical adenoma:a case report and literature review. Oncol Transl Med, 2020, 6: 43-45.
Adrenal endothelial cyst associated with adrenocortical adenoma:a case report and literature review
Received:August 30, 2019  Revised:September 24, 2019
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KeyWord:adrenal; endothelial cyst; adenoma; urology
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Yuxiang Hong Shantou University Medical College Sencond Affiliated Hospital hondasumc@163.com 
Qingtao Yang Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College yang2001tao@126.com 
Junhong Zheng Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College  
Gaoming Hou Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College  
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Abstract:
      We present a case of a middle-aged male Chinese patient who was asymptomatic with a large (6 × 7 cm) right adrenal mass was found in this patient upon routine health examination. He underwent laparoscopic right adrenalectomy after comprehensive evaluation, and the mass was finally diagnosed as right adrenal endothelial (vasculature) cyst associated with adrenocortical adenoma according to pathological and immunohistochemical studies. The puzzling image resemblance of a variation of adrenal cyst to carcinoma necessitated histological examination for confirmative diagnosis. The development of endothelial cyst is extremely rare, and its association with other adrenal neoplasms is even rarer. Herein, we report a new case of adrenal endothelial cyst associated with adrenocortical adenoma, which was almost indistinguishable from adrenocortical carcinoma, and hope that it would be helpful in the diagnosis of other similar cases.
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