Gomez Mariangela, Mehta Rohin
Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2020 May 9;8:2050313X20921074. doi: 10.1177/2050313X20921074. eCollection 2020.
Adrenal collision tumors refer to coexistence of two adjacent, but histologically distinct, neoplasms involving the adrenal gland without histologic admixture at the interface. Myelolipoma is a rare but benign neoplasm. As its name implies, displays both mature adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements. These are usually unilateral and asymptomatic. Schwannomas, tumors derived from the peripheral nerve sheath, are also uncommon lesions in the adrenal gland. Here, we present a rare case of a 65-year-old male with clinical history of abdominal aortic aneurysm who was found to have a 13-cm "incidentaloma" by interventional radiologist during his aortic endograft control. Giving the size of the mass, team decided to excise it, and histopathological examination was performed. While most incidentally discovered adrenal tumors are benign, surgical excision is recommended in large lesions to exclude malignancy, avoid hemorrhage, and/or acute adrenal insufficiency. Given the rarity of such entity, its clinical course and prognosis remains unclear.
肾上腺碰撞瘤是指肾上腺内存在两种相邻但组织学上不同的肿瘤,且在界面处无组织学混合。肾上腺髓质脂肪瘤是一种罕见的良性肿瘤。顾名思义,它同时显示成熟的脂肪组织和造血成分。这些肿瘤通常为单侧且无症状。神经鞘瘤是起源于周围神经鞘的肿瘤,在肾上腺中也不常见。在此,我们报告一例罕见病例,一名65岁男性,有腹主动脉瘤病史,在进行主动脉内支架控制时,介入放射科医生发现其有一个13厘米的“偶发瘤”。考虑到肿块大小,团队决定将其切除,并进行了组织病理学检查。虽然大多数偶然发现的肾上腺肿瘤是良性的,但对于较大的病变,建议手术切除以排除恶性肿瘤、避免出血和/或急性肾上腺功能不全。鉴于这种实体的罕见性,其临床过程和预后仍不清楚。