Adrenal Leiomyoma: report of 3 cases and review of literatures
ZHANG Jun1, XU Hao2, LI Heng2, LUAN Yang2, GUAN Wei2
1Department of Urology, Suizhou Xinhua Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Suizhou 441300, China; 2Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Abstract:Objective: To improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of adrenal leiomyoma. Methods: From 2000 to 2020, the process of treatment and follow-up outcomes of three adrenal leiomyoma patients in Tongji Hospital were retrospectively analyzed, and the published literatures on this disease were reviewed. Results: Among the three cases, two were asymptomatic and one had intermittent mild lumbar distention. One had Crohn's disease, one had chronic hepatitis B infection. One of them had elevated ACTH and cortisol, and the rest two cases had normal levels of adrenaline-related hormones. Unilateral adrenal incidentaloma was preliminarily diagnosed by imagine test in three cases and one of them had obvious calcification. All patients underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The mean operation time was 70 min with average bleeding amount of 103 mL. The pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of adrenal leiomyoma. After three months of operation, all the abnormal hormones and the complications returned to normal. No recurrence occurred within the 3 to 10 years of follow-up. Through review of literatures, we found most of involved cases were female patients with masses located in right adrenal area, and closely associated with the immunity dysregulation. Conclusions: Adrenal leiomyoma is a benign tumor with good prognosis. The ideal treatment is surgical resection of adrenal mass. The occurrence of adrenal leiomyoma might be closely associated with autoimmune dysfunction.
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