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Adrenal cyst

MedGen UID:
83345
•Concept ID:
C0342501
•
Finding
Synonyms: Adrenal Cyst; Cyst of adrenal gland
SNOMED CT: Adrenal cyst (237784000); Cyst of adrenal gland (237784000)

Definition

A cyst located in the adrenal gland. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAdrenal cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical features and treatment options for pediatric adrenal incidentalomas: a retrospective single center study.
Zhu X, Liu S, Yuan Y, Gu N, Sha J, Guo Y, Deng Y
BMC Pediatr 2024 Mar 16;24(1):186. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04673-7. PMID: 38491421Free PMC Article
Adrenal cyst: our experience in its laparoscopic management.
Ramírez-Beltrán AA, Rosas-Nava JE, Franco-Morales A, Medrano-Urtecho HM, González-Cuenca E, Corona-Montes VE, Maldonado-Ávila M, Jaspersen-Gastelum J
Cir Cir 2021;89(2):252-257. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20000265. PMID: 33784286
Diagnosis and treatment of the adrenal cyst.
Wedmid A, Palese M
Curr Urol Rep 2010 Feb;11(1):44-50. doi: 10.1007/s11934-009-0080-1. PMID: 20425637

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Detection of near-infrared autofluorescence from adrenal neoplasms: An initial experience.
Noureldine SI, Nazli Avci S, Isiktas G, Ergun O, Elshamy M, Berber E
J Surg Oncol 2022 Aug;126(2):257-262. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1002/jso.26863. PMID: 35319103
Adrenal cyst: our experience in its laparoscopic management.
Ramírez-Beltrán AA, Rosas-Nava JE, Franco-Morales A, Medrano-Urtecho HM, González-Cuenca E, Corona-Montes VE, Maldonado-Ávila M, Jaspersen-Gastelum J
Cir Cir 2021;89(2):252-257. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20000265. PMID: 33784286
Imaging of adrenal masses.
Lockhart ME, Smith JK, Kenney PJ
Eur J Radiol 2002 Feb;41(2):95-112. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(01)00444-2. PMID: 11809539
Imaging of nontraumatic hemorrhage of the adrenal gland.
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, Ernst RD, Takahashi N, Roubidoux MA, Goldman SM, Fishman EK, Dunnick NR
Radiographics 1999 Jul-Aug;19(4):949-63. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.19.4.g99jl13949. PMID: 10464802
Calcified adrenal masses.
Kenney PJ, Stanley RJ
Urol Radiol 1987;9(1):9-15. doi: 10.1007/BF02932620. PMID: 3603894

Diagnosis

Adrenal Neoplasms: Lessons from Adrenal Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards.
Chung R, Garratt J, Remer EM, Navin P, Blake MA, Taffel MT, Hackett CE, Sharbidre KG, Tu W, Low G, Bara M, Carney BW, Corwin MT, Campbell MJ, Lee JT, Lee CY, Dueber JC, Shehata MA, Caoili EM, Schieda N, Elsayes KM
Radiographics 2023 Jul;43(7):e220191. doi: 10.1148/rg.220191. PMID: 37347698
Adrenal cysts: an emerging condition.
Calissendorff J, Juhlin CC, Sundin A, Bancos I, Falhammar H
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2023 Jul;19(7):398-406. Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1038/s41574-023-00835-2. PMID: 37095252
A Cyst-ematic Analysis of the Adrenal Gland: A Compilation of Primary Cystic Lesions From Our Institution and Review of the Literature.
Gubbiotti MA, LiVolsi V, Montone K, Baloch Z
Am J Clin Pathol 2022 Apr 1;157(4):531-539. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab156. PMID: 34596217
Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
Diagnosis and treatment of the adrenal cyst.
Wedmid A, Palese M
Curr Urol Rep 2010 Feb;11(1):44-50. doi: 10.1007/s11934-009-0080-1. PMID: 20425637

Therapy

Retrospective Evaluation of the Clinical Values of Minimally Invasive Marsupialization of Symptomatic Giant Renal Cysts.
Khoder WY, Grabbert M, Sigle A, Astheimer S, Vallo S, Gratzke C
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2021 Mar;31(3):279-283. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1089/lap.2020.0415. PMID: 33074753
Characterization of fluorescence patterns exhibited by different adrenal tumors: Determining the indications for indocyanine green use in adrenalectomy.
Kahramangil B, Kose E, Berber E
Surgery 2018 Nov;164(5):972-977. Epub 2018 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.012. PMID: 30087043
Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
Surgical management of adrenal cysts: single-institution experience.
El-Hefnawy AS, El Garba M, Osman Y, Eraky I, El Mekresh M, Ibrahim el-H
BJU Int 2009 Sep;104(6):847-50. Epub 2009 Apr 15 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08537.x. PMID: 19389014
Transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy: experience in 100 patients.
Terachi T, Matsuda T, Terai A, Ogawa O, Kakehi Y, Kawakita M, Shichiri Y, Mikami O, Takeuchi H, Okada Y, Yoshida O
J Endourol 1997 Oct;11(5):361-5. doi: 10.1089/end.1997.11.361. PMID: 9355955

Prognosis

Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
The pathological features of surgically managed adrenal cysts: a 15-year retrospective review.
Saadai P, Arora S, Greenstein AJ, Lewis M, Divino CM, Prinz RA, Weber K
Am Surg 2013 Nov;79(11):1159-62. PMID: 24165250
A giant adrenal pseudocyst mimicking an adrenal cancer: case report and review of the literature.
Passoni S, Regusci L, Peloni G, Brenna M, Fasolini F
Urol Int 2013;91(2):245-8. Epub 2013 Mar 14 doi: 10.1159/000346754. PMID: 23548497
Natural course of small adrenal lesions in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: an endoscopic ultrasound imaging study.
Schaefer S, Shipotko M, Meyer S, Ivan D, Klose KJ, Waldmann J, Langer P, Kann PH
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 May;158(5):699-704. doi: 10.1530/EJE-07-0635. PMID: 18426829
Laparoscopic adrenalectomies: A nationwide single-surgeon experience.
Bjornsson B, Birgisson G, Oddsdottir M
Surg Endosc 2008 Mar;22(3):622-6. Epub 2007 Dec 28 doi: 10.1007/s00464-007-9729-3. PMID: 18163169

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical features and treatment options for pediatric adrenal incidentalomas: a retrospective single center study.
Zhu X, Liu S, Yuan Y, Gu N, Sha J, Guo Y, Deng Y
BMC Pediatr 2024 Mar 16;24(1):186. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04673-7. PMID: 38491421Free PMC Article
Detection of near-infrared autofluorescence from adrenal neoplasms: An initial experience.
Noureldine SI, Nazli Avci S, Isiktas G, Ergun O, Elshamy M, Berber E
J Surg Oncol 2022 Aug;126(2):257-262. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1002/jso.26863. PMID: 35319103
Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
A giant lymphatic cyst of the adrenal gland: report of a rare case and review of the literature.
Furihata M, Iida Y, Furihata T, Ito E
Int Surg 2015 Jan;100(1):2-8. doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00125.1. PMID: 25594633Free PMC Article
Hemorrhagic adrenal cyst.
da Silva EC, Viamontez F, Silva VS, Andrade A, Júlio Neto G, Gomes Cde P, Neto S, Quitembo M, Dimbany H, Van-Dunem JC, de Miranda SM, Bastos F, Cordeiro LB, Guilherme M
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2012 Jan-Mar;10(1):96-9. doi: 10.1590/s1679-45082012000100020. PMID: 23045835

Recent systematic reviews

Adrenal cysts of lymphatic origin: A clinical and pathological study of six cases and systematic literature review.
Marques-Piubelli ML, Gonzales EWP, Gonçalves VL, Balancin ML, Botelho MLAA, Yamauchi FI, de Mello Ando S, Brondani VB, Chambo JL, Fragoso MCBV, Zerbini MCN
Ann Diagn Pathol 2022 Apr;57:151888. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2021.151888. PMID: 35121238

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