Case Report
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World J Clinical Cases. Sep 16, 2016; 4(9): 269-272
Published online Sep 16, 2016. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i9.269
Incidentally detected hydatid cyst of the adrenal gland: A case report
Sami Akbulut
Sami Akbulut, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S contributed to concept and design of this case report.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board standards at Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, FICS, FACS, Assosiate Professor, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Elazig Yolu 15. Km, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: February 26, 2016
Peer-review started: February 26, 2016
First decision: April 15, 2016
Revised: May 17, 2016
Accepted: June 27, 2016
Article in press: June 29, 2016
Published online: September 16, 2016
Abstract

Hydatid cysts are a zoonotic disease that can involve many organs and tissues in the human body but primarily involve the liver and lungs. Of the main organs, adrenal glands are those seldom affected by hydatid cysts. The purpose of this study was to present a case with an incidentally detected hydatid cyst of the right adrenal gland on computed tomography, and a positive echincoccus IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test on top of a toxic multinodular thyroid goiter for which thyroidectomy was indicated.

Keywords: Hydatid cyst, Unusual location, Adrenal gland, Surgical approach

Core tip: With an incidence of about 0.5%, Adrenal hydatid cyst disease is rarely seen, even in geographical areas where the disease is endemic, commonly occurring in the body as part of disseminated hydatid disease. Herein, we present an incidentally detected case of hydatid cyst in the right adrenal gland in a patient with hyperthyroidism secondary to toxic multinodular goiter.