title: True adrenal cyst mimicking renal cancer in a young woman: a case report.
abstract: The adrenal cyst is a rare disease that represents approximately 5% of discovered adrenal lesions, which are usually discovered incidentally. True adrenal cysts originate to cells from mesothelium. The potential of cyst adrenal to become malignant has been reported to be 7% and a radical excision of a potentially malignant mass are indicate. We report a case of a 48 year old woman that presented with pain in left hypochondrium and epigastrium, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and microscopic hematuria. After the diagnosis suspicion surgery was performed with a monoblock resection of left kidney and left adrenal gland because of kidney cancer diagnosis as considered. The microscopically analysis of surgical specimen, diagnosed a true epithelial cyst of adrenal gland.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oncologia, Hospital da Cidade de Passo Fundo Rua Tiradentes, 295 - Passo Fundo/RS - Cep 99010-260 Brasil. luisalberto.onco@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Luis Alberto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schlittler
authors.forename: Viviane Weiller
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Dallagasperina
authors.forename: Jorge Roberto Marcante
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Carlotto
authors.forename: Rodrigo Ughini
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Vilarroel
authors.forename: Nícolas Silva
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Lazaretti