1. Incidentally found cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland in an elderly male cadaver
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Hee Cheol Kim, Yunji Kang, Young Hee Maeng, Jinu Kim, and Sang-Pil Yoon
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Adrenal cyst ,Cadaver ,Lymphangioma ,Male ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Adrenal cystic lymphangiomas are extremely rare entities that are often identified incidentally, with less than 60 cases reported to date. We found a protruding ovoid mass consisting of a multiloculated cystic lesion within right adrenal gland in the cadaver of a 75-year-old Korean man. The epithelial cells lining the adrenal cyst were diffusely positive for cluster of differentiation 31 and podoplanin, and negative for pan-cytokeratin. The histopathological diagnosis confirmed a cystic lymphangioma arising from the adrenal gland. Post-mortem findings of the present case are discussed based on the clinicopathological features of adrenal cystic lymphangiomas.
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- 2019
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