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CC BY 4.0 · Surg J (N Y) 2022; 08(01): e112-e116
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744153
Case Report

Giant Adrenal Pseudocysts: An Enigma for Surgeons

Authors

  • Kunal Parasar 

    1   Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

  • Shantam Mohan

    2   Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
    3   Department of Gastroenterology, Saroj Madan Gastro and Liver Clinic, Patna, Bihar, India

  • Aaron George John

    3   Department of Gastroenterology, Saroj Madan Gastro and Liver Clinic, Patna, Bihar, India

  • Jitendra Nigam

    4   Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

  • Utpal Anand

    1   Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

  • Chandan Kumar Jha 

    5   Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

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Abstract

Adrenal pseudocysts are cystic lesions arising within the adrenal gland enclosed by a fibrous connective tissue wall that lacks lining cells. They can attain a huge size and pose a diagnostic challenge with a broad range of differentials including benign and malignant neoplasms. There are only a few small case series and case reports describing these lesions. We report a series of five patients who presented with “indeterminate” abdominal cystic lesions and were later on found to have adrenal pseudocyst. Four out of five patients presented with non-specific abdominal symptoms, and one patient presented with symptoms suggestive of a functional adrenal tumor. The size of these tumors ranged from 6 to 30 cm. They had variable radiological features and in two cases even a percutaneous biopsy could not establish the diagnosis. In four of these “indeterminate” abdominal masses, an adrenal origin was not suspected preoperatively. Surgical excision provided a resolution of symptoms, ruled out malignancy, and clinched the diagnosis.

Keywords

adrenal gland - neoplasms - adrenal pseudocyst - abdominal mass


Publication History

Received: 21 February 2021

Accepted: 31 January 2022

Article published online:
03 March 2022

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