Adrenal Leiomyoma Treated by Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Tu-Hao Chang, Yung-Chin Lee, Chia-Chu Liu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006-11-01
• Series: Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
• Subjects: adrenal; laparoscopic adrenalectomy; leiomyoma
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09703559

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 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm) with low density (32 HU) 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.