Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 575-579, November 2006

Adrenal Leiomyoma Treated by Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: A Case Report

  • Chun-Hsiung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Jeng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Wen-Jeng Wu, Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 7 February 2006; accepted 6 June 2006.

A left adrenal incidentaloma was found by abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) in a 53-year-old woman who had a history of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Abdominal CT showed a well-circumscribed adrenal mass (5.5 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm) with low density (32 HU) on precontrast scan and heterogeneous enhancement on postcontrast scan. Laboratory examinations revealed a nonfunctional adrenal tumor. As the malignant potential of the tumor could not be ruled out, the patient underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and pathologic examination revealed leiomyoma.

Key Words:  adrenal , laparoscopic adrenalectomy , leiomyoma

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70355-9

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70355-9

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 575-579, November 2006

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