Adrenal pseudocyst

Case contributed by Amr Farouk , 20 Apr 2016
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Ammar Haouimi, 13 Aug 2020

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 30 years old to 30 years .
Body was changed:

A right adrenal cystic lesion with a mural based isodense nodule suggestive of a complex adrenal cyst.

Surgical excision was performed grossly showing a right adrenal cystic mass with a wall thickness 0.2-0.4 cm,smooth, smooth surface with a well defined soft tissue like brownish material within measuring 2.5 x 1.5 cm. Microscopic appearance showed a fibrotic wall with no epithelial or endothelial lining.The. The cyst contains only blood with no malignancy detected. 

  • -<p>A right adrenal cystic lesion with a mural based isodense nodule suggestive of complex adrenal cyst.</p><p>Surgical excision was performed grossly showing a right adrenal cystic mass with a wall thickness 0.2-0.4 cm,smooth surface with a well defined soft tissue like brownish material within measuring 2.5 x 1.5 cm. Microscopic appearance showed a fibrotic wall with no epithelial or endothelial lining.The cyst contains only blood with no malignancy detected. </p>
  • +<p>A right adrenal cystic lesion with a mural based isodense nodule suggestive of a complex adrenal cyst.</p><p>Surgical excision was performed grossly showing a right adrenal cystic mass with a wall thickness 0.2-0.4 cm, smooth surface with a well defined soft tissue like brownish material within measuring 2.5 x 1.5 cm. Microscopic appearance showed a fibrotic wall with no epithelial or endothelial lining. The cyst contains only blood with no malignancy detected. </p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

A well defined-defined right adrenal cystic lesion is seen measuring about 6 cm in diameter with internal fluid attenuation reading about 25 HU. A mural based isodense nodule is seen at the infero-medial wall measuring about 2 cm.

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