Maria Sakellariou1, Dionysios Dellaportas2, Melpomeni Peppa3, Dimitrios Schizas4, Emmanouil Pikoulis5, Konstantinos Nastos5. 1. Third Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece marisakellariou@gmail.com. 2. Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, Greece. 3. Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. 4. First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. 5. Third Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: To date few cases of smooth muscle-derived tumors of the adrenal gland have been reported and their treatment remains a medical challenge. The aim of this manuscript was to systematically review the literature and present the tumor characteristics and their management in order to provide a standardized approach to their diagnosis and management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Elsevier, ResearchGate, Google scholar) for relevant articles published until March 2020. RESULTS: Twenty-two cases of adrenal leiomyoma, four cases of adrenal smooth muscle tumor and forty-five cases of adrenal leiomyosarcoma were included. CONCLUSION: We present the demographic, clinical, radiological, pathological and oncological characteristics and prognosis of tumors of the adrenal gland arising from smooth muscle cells, as well as describe the common clinical investigations and therapeutic modalities that have been reported as part of their management. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: To date few cases of smooth muscle-derived tumors of the adrenal gland have been reported and their treatment remains a medical challenge. The aim of this manuscript was to systematically review the literature and present the tumor characteristics and their management in order to provide a standardized approach to their diagnosis and management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Elsevier, ResearchGate, Google scholar) for relevant articles published until March 2020. RESULTS: Twenty-two cases of adrenal leiomyoma, four cases of adrenal smooth muscle tumor and forty-five cases of adrenal leiomyosarcoma were included. CONCLUSION: We present the demographic, clinical, radiological, pathological and oncological characteristics and prognosis of tumors of the adrenal gland arising from smooth muscle cells, as well as describe the common clinical investigations and therapeutic modalities that have been reported as part of their management. Copyright
Authors: S Demirel; O Erk; V Akkaya; A Tunaci; R Tanakol; T Terzioğlu; M Demiryont; A Kadioğlu; O Senkal Journal: J Pediatr Surg Date: 1997-09 Impact factor: 2.545