Retroperitoneal Teratoma in an Adult: A Potential Pitfall in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Myelolipoma
Joint Authors
Koga, Fumitaka
Kataoka, Madoka
Fukushima, Hiroshi
Nakanishi, Yasukazu
Yokoyama, Minato
Funata, Nobuaki
Motoi, Toru
Tobisu, Ken-ichi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a 32-year-old female case of a right adrenal gland mass detected on CT scan at medical checkup.
CT and MRI showed a mass of 5.1 cm made of fat and calcification in the right adrenal gland, leading to the clinical diagnosis of adrenal myelolipoma.
Because of its relatively large size and the patient’s desire, the patient underwent gasless single-port retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy using the RoboSurgeon system.
Histopathological examination revealed that the cystic tumor is composed of keratinized epidermis, mature fat, nerve, cartilage, bone, and sebaceous glands compressing the normal adrenal gland, leading to the diagnosis of retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma.
The patient remains free of recurrence 29 months after surgery.
Retroperitoneal teratoma is relatively rare but clinically important because of high possibility of malignancy.
In a case of an adrenal mass difficult to clinically distinguish retroperitoneal teratoma from adrenal myelolipoma, surgical resection via a minimally invasive approach would be the best therapeutic option.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kataoka, Madoka& Fukushima, Hiroshi& Nakanishi, Yasukazu& Yokoyama, Minato& Funata, Nobuaki& Motoi, Toru…[et al.]. 2016. Retroperitoneal Teratoma in an Adult: A Potential Pitfall in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Myelolipoma. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102976
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kataoka, Madoka…[et al.]. Retroperitoneal Teratoma in an Adult: A Potential Pitfall in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Myelolipoma. Case Reports in Urology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102976
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kataoka, Madoka& Fukushima, Hiroshi& Nakanishi, Yasukazu& Yokoyama, Minato& Funata, Nobuaki& Motoi, Toru…[et al.]. Retroperitoneal Teratoma in an Adult: A Potential Pitfall in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Myelolipoma. Case Reports in Urology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102976
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102976