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Incidentally found cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland in an elderly male cadaver

  • Kim, Hee Cheol (Medical Course, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Yunji (Medical Course, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Maeng, Young Hee (Department of Pathology, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jinu (Department of Anatomy, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Sang-Pil (Department of Anatomy, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.05.31
  • Accepted : 2019.07.11
  • Published : 2019.09.30
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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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