CASE 468: ADRENAL GLAND TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr NGUYỄN PHỨƠC TÒAN, Dr VĨNH TUẤN, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

Man 26yo,  ultrasound of abdomen for screening  incidentally detected  one mass of 5 cm at the right adrenal gland area.

US1= longitudinal scanning of  this tumor at upper area of right kidney, well bordered.

  

US2=  CDI of  this mass pulled down right kidney.

US3=  crossed section  of this mass is well bordered  under liver near IVC.

US4=  very  small vascular signals  in mass.

• US5=   elastoscanning of this mass: very hard  32 kPa in comparison to  liver = 9.3 kPa.

Sonologist reported solid adrenal tumor for this mass.

MSCT revealed:

CT 1= this mass is  hypodense like a cyst.

MSCT with CE, CT 2=  this mass is very low enhancement.

CT 3=  crossed section and sagittal scanning like a cyst of adrenal tumor.

Blood tests :  no abnornal  of cortico-medullary  adrenal function.

Pre-op   suggestion of surgeon is cyst of adrenal gland.

OPERATION REMOVED THIS TUMOR COMPLETLY.  MACROSCOPIC SPECIMEN WAS  WHITE AND HARD STRUCTURE, SECTION SURFACE SWELLED UP.

MICROSPIC REPORT IS  PARAGANGLION NEUROMA, BENIGN TUMOR.

REFERENCE:

https://journals.viamedica.pl/endokrynologia_polska/article/view/EP.2014.0017/32252