Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis
Adrenal hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is often discovered incidentally. It has never been reported in association with familial adenomatous polyposis. We report a case of a 60-year old man with a history of familial adenomatous polyposis, in whom a huge retroperitoneal cyst of...
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doaj-fec32908d75f4dcb9aafca4779c684302021-04-02T09:18:31ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832016-10-016310.4081/cp.2016.878356Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposisDhouha Bacha0Abir Chaabane1Fatma Khanchel2Saloua Néchi3Hassen Touinsi4Emna Chelbi5Pathology Department, Med Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, TunisPathology Department, Med Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, TunisPathology Department, Med Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, TunisPathology Department, Med Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, TunisSurgery Department, Med Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, TunisPathology Department, Med Tahar Maamouri Hospital, Tunis El Manar University, TunisAdrenal hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is often discovered incidentally. It has never been reported in association with familial adenomatous polyposis. We report a case of a 60-year old man with a history of familial adenomatous polyposis, in whom a huge retroperitoneal cyst of 18×17 cm was discovered during routine radiologic evaluation. Because of the impossibility of ruling out the presence of malignancy, surgical cystectomy was performed, associated to a scheduled total colectomy. Pathological examination revealed that the cyst corresponded to an adrenal cavernous hemangioma. Colonic adenomas did not show signs of degeneration. Screening for adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutation was not carried out. As familial adenomatous polyposis is known to involve a variety of extracolonic manifestations, this finding raises the suspicion of a possible variant of this syndrome including adrenal hemangioma. An extensive study based on a larger patient series with genetic exploration is necessary.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/878Hemangiomacavernousadrenal glandfamilial adenomatous polyposis. |
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Dhouha Bacha Abir Chaabane Fatma Khanchel Saloua Néchi Hassen Touinsi Emna Chelbi Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis Clinics and Practice Hemangioma cavernous adrenal gland familial adenomatous polyposis. |
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Dhouha Bacha Abir Chaabane Fatma Khanchel Saloua Néchi Hassen Touinsi Emna Chelbi |
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Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis |
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Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis |
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Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis |
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Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis |
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Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis |
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giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis |
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Adrenal hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is often discovered incidentally. It has never been reported in association with familial adenomatous polyposis. We report a case of a 60-year old man with a history of familial adenomatous polyposis, in whom a huge retroperitoneal cyst of 18×17 cm was discovered during routine radiologic evaluation. Because of the impossibility of ruling out the presence of malignancy, surgical cystectomy was performed, associated to a scheduled total colectomy. Pathological examination revealed that the cyst corresponded to an adrenal cavernous hemangioma. Colonic adenomas did not show signs of degeneration. Screening for adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutation was not carried out. As familial adenomatous polyposis is known to involve a variety of extracolonic manifestations, this finding raises the suspicion of a possible variant of this syndrome including adrenal hemangioma. An extensive study based on a larger patient series with genetic exploration is necessary. |
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Hemangioma cavernous adrenal gland familial adenomatous polyposis. |
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https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/878 |
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