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A Giant Adrenal Pseudocyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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A 45-year-old woman whose MR images revealed a lobulated, complicated cyst with septations on the superior pole of left kidney underwent retroperitoneoscopic cyst marsupialization. In pathologic examination beneath the atrophic adrenal gland, hyalinized, calcification foci cyst wall without any surrounding epithelium was seen microscopically. It was reported to be “adrenal pseudocyst”.

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  1. Marmara University School of Medicine, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Demir, Y. Tanidir & L. N. Turkeri

  2. Departments of Urology and Pathology, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Kaya

  3. Department of Urology and Pathology, Marmara University Hospital, Tophanelioglu Cad. 13/15, 34662, Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Demir

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Demir, A., Tanidir, Y., Kaya, H. et al. A Giant Adrenal Pseudocyst: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Int Urol Nephrol 38, 167–169 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-005-3422-z

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