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ADRENAL CYST |
Asymptomatic perinatal adrenal cysts have been reported (1). The cause of
adrenal cysts is unknown.
ULTRASOUND |
- Simple cyst in the fetal adrenal.
- Usually remains constant for a period of time before involuting (in cases of adrenal hemorrhage, involution occurs after the hemorrhage decreases in size) (1).
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(+ = Cyst; arrow head = spine; arrow = kidney) |
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS |
Link to Differential Diagnosis
of a Cystic Adrenal Mass
REFERENCES |
- Morganti VJ, Anderson NG. Simple adrenal cysts in the fetus, resolving spontaneously in neonate. J Ultrasound Med 1991;10:521-524.