Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2018.20

Haemorrhagic pseudocyst of the adrenal gland: case report and literature review

Ida Matić orcid.org/0000-0002-7851-4517 ; Klinika za dječje bolesti Zagreb
Ante Čizmić
Mirko Žganjer
Ivan Petračić
Nikica Lesjak
Lucija Čizmić
Šimun Križanac
Božidar Župančić
Danko Mikulić orcid.org/0000-0001-8103-6045

Abstract

Adrenal pseudocyst is a rare pathologic fi nding in paediatric population. They tend to be asymptomatic lesions and are usually
found sporadically in radiologic fi ndings. However, cysts larger than 5 cm in diameter can cause symptoms of compression on adjacent
organs and therefore surgical removal is needed. Regarding diff erential diagnosis, it is crucial to diff er a benign from malignant
lesion in paediatric population. We report a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with acute abdominal pain and fever. She had
been diagnosed with a right abdominal cyst two years before and was routinely followed up through our outpatient clinic. Medial
laparotomy, surgical excision and drainage of the cystic lesion were performed. Histopathology examination reported a haemorrhagic
adrenal pseudocyst. Six-month follow up was uneventful.

Keywords

ADRENAL GLANDS; TREATMENT

Hrčak ID:

216975

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/216975

Publication date:

25.9.2018.

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