Tajmalzai Abasin, Aien Mohammad Tahir
Department of Radiology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences (Abu Ali Ibn Sina), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Oct 4;20(1):18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.108. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease rarely involving the adrenal glands, even in areas where the disease is endemic. The purpose of this article is to present the clinical and imaging findings of adrenal hydatid cysts, along with a comprehensive literature review of related research. Here we report a rare case of an 18-year-old male with a right adrenal cystic lesion showing characteristic features of a hydatid cyst on ultrasonography and computed tomography, which turned out to be an adrenal hydatid cyst after surgical excision. In conclusion, when a cystic lesion is detected in the suprarenal regions, adrenal hydatid cysts should be considered in differential diagnosis, especially in patients who live in or have come from endemic areas. Medical imaging can play a crucial role in diagnosing, managing, and postsurgical assessment of this condition.
包虫囊肿是一种人畜共患疾病，即使在该病的地方性流行地区，累及肾上腺的情况也很少见。本文旨在介绍肾上腺包虫囊肿的临床和影像学表现，并对相关研究进行全面的文献综述。在此，我们报告一例罕见病例，一名18岁男性，右侧肾上腺囊性病变在超声和计算机断层扫描上显示出包虫囊肿的特征性表现，手术切除后证实为肾上腺包虫囊肿。总之，当在肾上腺区域检测到囊性病变时，鉴别诊断应考虑肾上腺包虫囊肿，尤其是对于居住在或来自地方性流行地区的患者。医学影像在这种疾病的诊断、管理和术后评估中起着至关重要的作用。
