Adrenal cyst

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Right upper abdominal pain.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
ct
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Axial
non-contrast
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Axial C+ portal
venous phase
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Coronal C+ portal
venous phase
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Sagittal C+ portal
venous phase
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A thin-walled, bi-lobulated right suprarenal cystic mass arising from the adrenal gland with peripheral foci of calcification and homogeneous fluid content. No peripheral enhancement. No solid component or internal septation is seen. A mass effect is noted on segment 7 of the liver and the upper pole of the kidney.

Case Discussion

CT features of an adrenal cyst.

Adrenal cysts are rare lesions with an incidence of <1%. The differential diagnoses include pseudocysts, endothelial cysts, epithelial cysts and parasitic cysts usually hydatid.

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