title: [Giant posttraumatic cyst of the left adrenal gland ].
abstract: A case of 31 years old female with giant, posttraumatic cyst of the left adrenal gland is presented. It was not possible to make a proper diagnosis preoperatively. The correct diagnosis in our patient was based on the results of the postoperative microscopic examination of the resected tissues. The diagnostic difficulties are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej i Chirurgii Reki, Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie. jaroszew@med.pam.szczecin.pl
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaroszewicz
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brzeziński
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome