First Reported Case of Adrenal Neurofibroma from Iran

Received February 2007 Accepted August 2007 INTRODUCTION There is a broad spectrum of neurogenic tumors involving the abdominal organs. These tumors can be classified as those originating from the ganglion cells (ganglioneuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma, neuroblastoma), paraganglionic system (pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma), and nerve sheaths (neurilemmoma, malignant nerve sheath tumor, neurofibroma, and neurofibromatosis). Abdominal neurogenic tumors are mostly located in the retroperitoneum, especially in the paraspinal areas and adrenal glands.(1) Adrenal neurofibroma is a rare benign tumor which has not been considered in the text books of urology, yet.(2) We report a case of this tumor diagnosed in an Iranian woman presented with discomfort in her right flank.