[Adrenal cysts: presentation of 6 cases].
OBJECTIVE
We report six cases of adrenal cyst, a rare pathologic entity which poses diagnostic problems and therapeutic controversies.


METHODS
We report six cases of adrenal cysts in 4 female and 2 male patients ages 26 to 68 years. All cases underwent surgical treatment.


RESULTS
Pathologic studies showed that all were adrenal cysts without malignancy in any case.


CONCLUSIONS
Adrenal cysts are a rare disease of which correct diagnosis is difficult so that many times patients undergo surgery without a proper preoperative diagnosis. There are controversies about the right management of adrenal cysts.
Sanz Mayayo
Enrique
E
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Maganto Pavón
Emilio
E
Gómez García
Ignacio
I
Mayayo Dehesa
Teodoro
T
Rodríguez-Patrón Rodríguez
Rafael
R
García González
Ricardo
R
Escudero Barrilero
Angel
A
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography