TY - JOUR
AR - JSCR-2020-2-105
TI - A Rare Case of Solitary Retroperitoneal Neurofibroma Mimicking Carcinoma of the Adrenal Gland
AU - Bassel , Almarie
AU - Bernhard , Widmann
AU - Loriana, Lisarelli
AU - Michael , Weitzendorfer
AU - Sabine , Baumann
AU - Walter , Kolb
JO - Surgery Case Reports
PY - 2020
DA - Fri 24, Apr 2020
SN - 2733-225X
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JSCR.2020.02.05
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/a-rare-case-of-solitary-retroperitoneal_JSCR-2020-2-105 
KW - Neurofibroma, adrenal incidentaloma, retroperitoneal mass
AB - Neurofibroma, a benign tumor of neural origin, indicates a possible differential diagnosis of adrenal masses
in rare cases. It can be solitary or associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Neurofibroma in the visceral
compartment is an uncommon location and considered extremely rare. While it has a very low potential for
malignant transformation, accurate diagnosis is nonetheless essential to allow for adequate treatment. In this
article, we report a case of a patient with right-sided abdominal pain, fatigue and B symptoms (night sweats
and weight loss) as a result of an adrenal tumor measuring 12 cm. The tumor was highly suspicious for
malignancy, but the surgical resection revealed a benign neurofibroma. This case report describes a
diagnostic and treatment pathway for nonspecific adrenal lesions.