1- Guilan University of Medical Sciences
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Introduction: Now a days, the increased use of abdominal ultrasound and CT scanning has led to the frequent finding of unexpected adrenal masses, which named incideltaloma. Unsuspected adrenal masses have been detected in 0.6-1.3% of upper abdominal CT scan.
Case report: The case was a 24 years old woman who had vauge pain in her right flank. In sonography one mass, 5 cm diameter, in retroperitoneoum and right kidney was observed which had shifted renal vein to anterior .In CT scan, one mass, sized 4.6χ 39 mm, in anatomic size of right adrenal with significant enhancement and central hypodensity was observed which had moved renal vein to anterior.
The patient underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy and in pathology, neurofibroma was reported.
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Special Received: 2013/12/21 | Accepted: 2013/12/21 | Published: 2013/12/21