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Case Report
A cavernous hemangioma in an adrenal gland
1 Department of Urology, International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
2 Department of Pathology, International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
3 Senior Professor, Department of Renal and Urological Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), Chiba, Japan
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Department of Urology, International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) Hospital, Iguchi 537-3, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi 329-2763,
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Article ID: 100019Z15TA2021
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Ando T, Takaoka E-I, Inai H, Okada S, Uchida K, Miyazaki J. A cavernous hemangioma in an adrenal gland. J Case Rep Images Urol 2021;6:100019Z15TA2021.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Cavernous hemangioma is a relatively rare, non-functional, benign adrenal tumor. It is difficult to distinguish from pheochromocytoma or adrenal cancer by preoperative imaging studies.
Case Report: A 66-year-old Japanese man was hospitalized for treatment of a left adrenal tumor. The 15-mm-long tumor was identified accidentally in July 2015 and had been grown to 28 mm by July 2020, confirmed by computed tomography. The laboratory examination including hormonal variables revealed no abnormality. Since the tumor had been growing and malignancy was possible, a radical left adrenalectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma of the left adrenal gland.
Conclusion: Cavernous hemangioma should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses of non-functional adrenal accidental tumors with varying sizes.
Keywords: Adrenal incidentaloma, Cavernous hemangioma, Non-functional tumor
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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 2OKO9548.
Author ContributionsTakashi Ando - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Ei-Ichiro Takaoka - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Hiromu Inai - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Shinya Okada - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Katsunori Uchida - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Jun Miyazaki - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
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