title: Primary hydatid cyst in the adrenal gland.
abstract: An elderly man presented with a 2-year history of refractory hypertension. His medical history, physical examination and laboratory findings were unremarkable. On subsequent ultrasound study for the evaluation of renal artery stenosis, a large mass obliterating the adrenal gland containing internal cystic structures was identified. A CT study confirmed the diagnosis of primary adrenal gland hydatid cyst. Following surgical resection, the patient's hypertension resolved and medications to control blood pressure were discontinued.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghasemi-Rad
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-1778
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oklu
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole