Cystic lymphangioma with adrenal origin: 2 case reports
Hakan Yabanoğlu
Başkent Üniversitesi Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Genel Cerrahi Ana Bilim Dalı, Dadaloğlu Mahallesi, 2591. Sk. 4/A, 01240 Yüreğir/Adana
Keywords: Adrenal gland, cystic lymphangioma, surgical treatment
Abstract
Cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign vascular lesion that originates from lymphatic endothelial cells. Adrenal cysts are very rare with occurrence of 0.060.18%. Pathogenesis of adrenal lymphangioma is still unclear; however, the most favored theory is anormal development of lymphatic vessels or/and ecstasia. These lesions mostly occur in the axilla and neck region anatomically but also intraabdomi nal with the occurence of 5%. Adrenal gland lymphangio mas are generally asymptomatic. They are often diagnosed incidentally on radiological tests or during surgery. In this study we present 2 cases of cystic lymphangioma with ad renal origin, a rare presentation of cystic lymphangioma hence only found in form of cases in the literature.