A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal Gland

Adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare nonfunctioning benign tumors. This case report presents a patient with a huge nonfunctioning adrenal cavernous hemangioma presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma suspicious for adrenal myelolipoma. Although adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, they should be...

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Main Authors:	Cheng Pang, Pengjie Wu, Gang Zhu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:	Urology Case Reports
Subjects:	Cavernous hemangioma Adrenal glands Treatment Diagnosis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442015000601

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spelling	doaj-4666ef78d6df4dc3bd52e50a56c00ee52020-11-24T21:00:44ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202015-07-013412012210.1016/j.eucr.2015.03.009A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal GlandCheng Pang0Pengjie Wu1Gang Zhu2Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaGraduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaGraduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaAdrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare nonfunctioning benign tumors. This case report presents a patient with a huge nonfunctioning adrenal cavernous hemangioma presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma suspicious for adrenal myelolipoma. Although adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, they should be considered as a part of the differential diagnosis of adrenal neoplasms. The proper treatment is surgical excision due the risk of spontaneous tumor rupture and the difficulty of ruling out malignancy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442015000601Cavernous hemangiomaAdrenal glandsTreatmentDiagnosis
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title	A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal Gland
title_short	A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal Gland
title_full	A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal Gland
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series	Urology Case Reports
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description	Adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare nonfunctioning benign tumors. This case report presents a patient with a huge nonfunctioning adrenal cavernous hemangioma presenting as an adrenal incidentaloma suspicious for adrenal myelolipoma. Although adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, they should be considered as a part of the differential diagnosis of adrenal neoplasms. The proper treatment is surgical excision due the risk of spontaneous tumor rupture and the difficulty of ruling out malignancy.
topic	Cavernous hemangioma Adrenal glands Treatment Diagnosis
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A Rare Cavernous Hemangioma of the Adrenal Gland

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