Adrenal leiomyoma treated by hand-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a case report

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2006 Nov;22(11):575-9. doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70355-9.

Abstract

A left adrenal incidentaloma was found by abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) in a 53-year-old woman who had a history of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Abdominal CT showed a well-circumscribed adrenal mass (5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm) with low density (32HU) on precontrast scan and heterogeneous enhancement on postcontrast scan. Laboratory examinations revealed a nonfunctional adrenal tumor. As the malignant potential of the tumor could not be ruled out, the patient underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and pathologic examination revealed leiomyoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Adrenalectomy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Leiomyoma / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed