Giant left adrenal endothelial cyst presenting as a symptomatic retroperitoneal mass: A case report
Mohamed Hajri, Mohamed Mehdi Kamoun, Zied Hadrich, Taher Labidi, Lassad Gharbi, Dhouha Bacha · 2026
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Mohamed Hajri and colleagues tell, in a 2026 case report, of a huge cyst on an adrenal gland that caused steady back pain. Their patient was a 54-year-old man whose scan showed a fluid-filled mass about 19 centimeters wide. The mass pushed his kidney and pancreas out of place. Such cysts are rare, and scans alone could not rule out cancer.
Surgeons removed the cyst through an open operation, draining it in a controlled way first to make removal safer. Under the microscope its wall was lined by flat vessel-like cells, confirming a benign endothelial cyst, meaning a cyst lined by blood vessel lining cells. He recovered without problems. The case shows why very large cysts still call for surgery and tissue checks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohamed Hajri, Mohamed Mehdi Kamoun, Zied Hadrich, Taher Labidi, Lassad Gharbi, Dhouha Bacha |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12985 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |