[Adrenal gland hemangioma: a case report].

Ann Endocrinol (Paris)

Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Farhat Hached, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia.

Published: December 2006

Hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor composed of angioblastic cells. The adrenal gland localization is very rare, with only fifty cases reported in literature. We report a case of adrenal gland hemangioma diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman who presented a cervical neoplasm. The non-specific imaging features, the tumor size and the clinical context led to mandatory surgical resection. The pathological examination established the diagnosis of adrenal gland hemangioma.

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