pheochromocytomas are cathecolamine producing tumor arising from chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla and extra adrenal tissues. this is a report of a boy presented with headache and hypertension. in radiologic exams, an adrenal mass detected in the left side, with no renal tissue on that side. it was reported an adrenal pheochromocytoma in histopathology. renal agenesis confirmed during surgery...

carotid body tumors (cbts) are rare, slow-growing tumors that should be considered in evaluating every lateral neck mass. this single center study was performed to define demographic features, clinical characteristics and remedies of iranian patients with cbt. a retrospective review of prospectively collected data was done on 45 patients with 50 cbts who have been referred to sina hospital, teh...

adrenocortical tumors (acts) are extremely rare in infants. pediatric acts are therapeutic and diagnostic challenge because histological criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant tumors seen in adults are not always reliable in children .the aim of this report was to present clinical features, hormonal profile, and histopathological characteristics of an infant with adrenal tumors. a 10...

Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor that is composed of hematopoietic cells and mature fat. Mostly, these nonfunctioning tumors are distinguished incidentally during autopsy or radiologic investigations. Here, we report a case of 46-year-old man presented with nonspecific abdominal pain for one year, who had right adrenal mass with fat density detected by radiologic investigation. Histop...

conclusions in evaluation of adrenal masses cystic lymphangioma should be considered as a differential diagnosis. introduction adrenal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign tumor, which is nearly always asymptomatic and incidentally discovered during routine imaging work-ups or investigating other pathologies. case report a 43-year-old female presented hypertension, which during routine work-up ...

introduction adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm, which contains mature adipose tissue and variable amounts of haematopoietic elements. most lesions are small and asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during autopsy or imaging studies performed for other reasons. case presentation here we reported a series of two cases of giant myelolipomas of the adrenal gland; first one the largest ...

the presence of tumor thrombus in the right atrium is frequently the result of direct intraluminal extension of infra-diaphragmatic malignancy into the inferior vena cava (ivc) or supradiaphragmatic carcinoma into the superior vena cava (svc). right atrial tumor thrombus with extension into both svc and ivc has not been reported in the literature. we present a patient who presented with symptom...