Isolated primary hydatid cyst of adrenal gland: A case report Primer izole adrenal kist hidatik: Olgu sunumu

Abdulmajed M. I., Reşorlu B., Kara C., Türkölmez K.

Turk Uroloji Dergisi, vol.36, no.2, pp.211-215, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tud.2010.019
  • Journal Name: Turk Uroloji Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.211-215
  • Keywords: Adrenal gland, Echinococal cyst, Extrahepatic echinococcosis, Treatment
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Although Echinococcal cysts can involve almost any part of the body, they usually occur in liver and lungs. Other organs are occasionally involved including brain, muscle, kidney and heart, making diagnosis and treatment more complex. We present a rare case of extrahepatic Echinococcosis in a 48-year-old female patient with history of unexplained hypertension. Patient was found to have an adrenal lesion on imaging, which turned to be an isolated primary adrenal hydatid cyst after surgical excision.