A Case of Adrenal Cavernous Hemangioma Presenting with Progressive Enlargement and Apparent Hormonal Hypersecretion

Ng, Alvin Choong Meng; Loh, Hwai-Liang; Shum, Cheuk Fan; Yip, S. K. H.

doi:10.4158/ep.14.1.104

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“…In other cases, tumor size ranged from 2 to 25 cm in diameter, with the majority measuring more than 10 cm, probably because most of these tumors are incidental findings and are usually asymptomatic unless pain is caused by hemorrhage or mechanical mass effects of the tumor on associated structures 13–15. They are most commonly nonfunctioning tumors, with only 3 cases of hormone-secreting adrenal hemangiomas being reported to date 5716. In 2 cases, adrenal hemangiomas presented with spontaneous life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage 1017…”

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Adrenal hemangioma in a 19-year-old female

Aljabri

Bokhari

Alkeraithi

2011

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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Adrenal masses are being detected with increasing frequency due to the widespread use of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and even ultrasonography for the evaluation of diseases with abdominal involvement. It is estimated that adrenal masses are an accidental finding in 1% to 5% of all abdominal CT scans performed. Adrenal hemangiomas are rare and nonfunctioning benign tumors and their differential diagnosis preoperatively is rather challenging. Adrenal hemangiomas are most usually cavernous, unilateral lesions of the adrenal glands; bilateral involvement has been reported twice, which appears between the ages 50 and 70 years, with a 2:1 female-to-male ratio. Approximately 60 surgical cases have been reported in the literature. In general, this tumor is large, and all cases reported were treated with open surgery or retroperitoneoscopic procedure. We report a case of a 19-year-old female patient with adrenal hemangioma that was removed by laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

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Adrenal hemangioma in a 19-year-old female

Aljabri

Bokhari

Alkeraithi

2011

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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“…Adrenal haemangiomas are rare, benign, non-functional tumours, with only three cases of hormone-secreting adrenal haemangiomas reported to date 2–4. Affected individuals are usually between 50 and 70 years of age, and there is a strong predilection for females.…”

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Adrenal haemangioma

Alhajri¹,

Alhasan²,

Alzerwi³

et al. 2011

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“…The presence of either adrenal hypo- or hyperactivity associated with adrenal haemangioma has been well established [9]. For instance, hormonal hypersecretion does not rule out the presence of a haemangioma of the adrenal gland [17]. In some cases, sudden lumbar pain was observed during bleeding into the tumour [2, 5, 9–12, 18].…”

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Spontaneous rupture of adrenal haemangioma mimicking abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

Paluszkiewicz¹,

Ambroziak²,

Hołynska-Dąbrowska³

et al. 2010

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Serious bleeding from a ruptured adrenal mass limits preoperative diagnostics and can necessitate urgent laparotomy to control blood loss. A 45-year old man underwent an emergency laparotomy due to severe retroperitoneal haemorrhage causing hypovolaemia. Detailed retroperitoneal dissection after splenectomy and clamping of the abdominal aorta revealed bleeding from a ruptured haemangioma of the left adrenal gland. Following a left adrenalectomy, the patient returned to a stable haemodynamic state. Adrenal haemangiomas are rare, but may cause spontaneous life-threatening haemorrhage.

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A Case of Adrenal Cavernous Hemangioma Presenting with Progressive Enlargement and Apparent Hormonal Hypersecretion

Cited by 21 publications

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Adrenal hemangioma in a 19-year-old female

Adrenal hemangioma in a 19-year-old female

Adrenal haemangioma

Spontaneous rupture of adrenal haemangioma mimicking abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

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