title: Adrenal leiomyoma treated by hand-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a case report.
abstract: A left adrenal incidentaloma was found by abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) in a 53-year-old woman who had a history of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Abdominal CT showed a well-circumscribed adrenal mass (5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm) with low density (32HU) on precontrast scan and heterogeneous enhancement on postcontrast scan. Laboratory examinations revealed a nonfunctional adrenal tumor. As the malignant potential of the tumor could not be ruled out, the patient underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and pathologic examination revealed leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tu-Hao
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yung-Chin
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chia-Chu
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chun-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wen-Jeng
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed