title: Cystic adrenal lymphangioma--report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Cystic adrenal lymphangiomas are very rare, benign vascular lesions. They are usually found during a work up for abdominal pain or incidentally during imaging studies for an unrelated cause. We report two cases of cystic adrenal lymphangiomas. They presented with flank discomfort, hypertension and flushing. Their laboratory findings were in normal limits. Radiologic imagings showed adrenal cystic neoplasm and the patients underwent adrenelectomy. Histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with lymphangioma. Cystic lymphangiomas may imitate other adrenal neoplasms and must be kept in mind in the clinical and radiologic differential diagnosis of cystic adrenal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. arabaci.ebru@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: N Engin
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samdanci
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.forename: Candan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elmali
authors.forename: Sadegul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Gulnur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005483:Flushing / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome