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ea0020p49 | Adrenal | ECE2009

Laparoscopic resection of a large adrenal oncocytoma

Michalopoulos Nikolaos , Kekis Panagiotis , Liparaki Maria , Evagelidakis Emmanuel , Natoudi Maria , Kleidi Eleftheria , Markogiannakis Haridimos , Manouras Andreas

Background: Oncocytomas are predominantly benign tumors that are well described in the kidney, thyroid and salivary glands. They have also been reported in more rare sites including the pituitary and parathyroid glands, respiratory tract and choroid plexus. The occurrence of these tumors in the adrenal gland, however, represents an extremely exceptional finding.Case presentation: We report the case of a 34 year-old male patient who presented with a right...