title: [Mesothelial cyst of the adrenal gland].
abstract: We report a case of a mesothelial adrenal cyst which was incidentally discovered in a 38-year old woman. The diagnosis was confirmed by an immunohistochemistry study. Adrenal cysts are rare. They occur more commonly in female patients during the 4th and 5th decades and are usually asymptomatic. Adrenal cysts are divided into four groups : parasitic, epithelial, endothelial cysts and pseudocysts. The management is still discussed : follow-up, surgical resection or fine-needle aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 1, place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colombat
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatelain
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thelu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cordonnier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghighi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sevestre
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gontier
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry