[A case of idiopathic adrenal hemorrhage]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2003 Sep;49(9):531-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman underwent abdominal ultrasonography as part of a general health examination and was incidentally found to have a mass 5 cm in diameter in the left adrenal gland. She had no experience of abdominal trauma. Computerized tomography (CT) revealed a 5.5 x 5.0 cm mass in the left adrenal gland, which was heterogeneously enhanced by the contrast medium. Hormanal data for adrenal function were all within the normal range. For the suspected non-functioning adrenal tumor, the patient underwent adrenalectomy. Histopathological examination demonstrated only hematoma without tumor cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / surgery*
  • Adrenalectomy*
  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed