title: Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cystic lymphangioma is a rare tumor of the lymphatic vessels that occurs more frequently in women. Location of this pathology can be diverse but most commonly occurs in the neck or axilla. Cystic lymphangioma originating from the adrenal tissue represents a very rare entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report here the case of a 38-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a cystic retroperitoneal mass. After further investigations, the patient was suspected to have a left adrenal cystic lymphangioma. She underwent successful open left adrenalectomy as curative treatment, and the diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the left adrenal gland was confirmed at histology. The postoperative course was uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report and review of the literature bring new insights into the diagnostic difficulty and management of cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland.
authors.affiliation: Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland. gaetan.joliat@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gaëtan-Romain
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Joliat
authors.affiliation: Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland. emmanuel.melloul@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melloul
authors.affiliation: Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland. reza.djafarrian@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Djafarrian
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. sabine.schmidt@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. sara.fontanella@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fontanella
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. pu.yan@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Pu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland. demartines@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demartines
authors.affiliation: Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland. nermin.halkic@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Halkic
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis