Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the adrenal gland treated by laparoscopic excision

Ozan Bozkurt; Ömer Demir; Serkan Yener; Burçin Tuna; Mustafa Seçil; Kutsal Yörükoğlu

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2014.12.016

Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the adrenal gland treated by laparoscopic excision

Urology. 2015 Mar;85(3):e15-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.12.016.

Authors

Ozan Bozkurt¹, Ömer Demir², Serkan Yener³, Burçin Tuna⁴, Mustafa Seçil⁵, Kutsal Yörükoğlu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: drozanbozkurt@gmail.com.
² Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
³ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.

PMID: 25733308
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.12.016

Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor mostly seen in liver, lung, and bone. Involvement of the adrenal gland has not been reported previously. Here, we report the first case of adrenal malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in an 81-year-old man who was successfully treated by laparoscopic excision.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
Adrenalectomy / methods*
Aged, 80 and over
Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / surgery*
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Male