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Adrenal Leiomyoma: A Rare Tumor Presented as an Incidentaloma in a Patient with AIDS
Marcelo Corti1,2, Luis De Carolis1,2, Lisandro o Véliz3, Ana Campitelli4, Gabriela Acosta Haab5
1Division of HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2Medicine Department, Infectious Diseases Orientation, University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
3Urology Section, Infectious Diseases F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4Histopathology Laboratory, Infectious Diseases F. J. F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5Histopathology Laboratory, M. Curie Oncology Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Corresponding Author: Marcelo Corti, Department of HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Puán 381, 2nd Floor, C 1406 CQG, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: 541144323762; E-Mail: [email protected]
Received Date: 07 May 2016
Accepted Date: 27 May 2016
Published Date: 01 Jun 2016
Copyright© 2016 Corti M
Citation:Corti M, Carolis LD,Véliz L,, Campitelli A, et al. (2016). Adrenal Leiomyoma: A Rare Tumor Presented as an Incidentaloma in a Patient with AIDS. Mathews J HIV AIDS. 1(1): 006.
ABSTRACT
Background and Aims
Adrenal leiomyoma is an extremely rare and benign tumor, usually presents as an incidental finding. Generally, this tumor is a non-functional large adrenal mass. The majority of leiomyomas of the adrenal gland are called as s“incidentalomas” because they are found in absence of clinical symptoms and represents an unexpected finding during an abdominal ultrasound or computed tomography (CT) scan. Here we describe a 40-year-old man seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), under highly active antiretroviral therapy who presents a heterogeneously left adrenal mass in the context of a routine ultrasound abdominal scan. A CT abdominal scan confirms this finding. Laboratory results revealed that the tumor was non-functional. Because the possibility of adrenal carcinoma, the patient underwent a successful left adrenalectomy. Histopathology examination and immunohistochemistry techniques confirm the diagnosis of leiomyoma. Adrenal leiomyoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of unilateral, non-functional adrenal tumors in HIV patients.
KEYWORDS
Adrenal Leiomyoma; Incidental Finding; HIV; AIDS.
