Giant Adrenal Oncocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
ABSTRACT Introduction Adrenal oncocytomas are rare, nonfunctioning tumors composed of eosinophilic oncocytic cells whose nonspecific imaging often impedes preoperative diagnosis. We report a case of a large nonfunctioning adrenal oncocytoma with borderline malignant potential, incidentally discovered during cardiac symptom evaluation. Case Presentation A 77‐year‐old man with an incidentally discovered retroperitoneal tumor was referred to Urology for further evaluation. Contrast‐enhanced CT revealed a 93‐mm lobulated mass with heterogeneous enhancement abutting the left kidney's upper pole. Given the tumor's size, open left nephrectomy and adrenalectomy were performed. Gross and histopathology revealed a yellowish, solid adrenal tumor composed predominantly of oncocytic cells with no invasion of the kidney. Immunohistochemistry revealed a low Ki‐67 index (approximately 2%). The tumor was classified as having borderline malignant potential (Lin–Weiss–Bisceglia criteria). Conclusion We present a rare case of nonfunctioning adrenal oncocytoma with borderline malignant potential. Long‐term follow‐up is recommended due to the uncertain malignant potential.
Authors
- Hirotomo Koda
- Ryo Amakawa
- Ryohei Nishimoto
- Teppei Morikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-6207)
- Masaki Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-3325)
- Kohei Yamakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8239-9913)
- Yasushi Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-3591)
- Masashi Kusakabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-4778)
- Haruki Kume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9841-0857)
- Akihiro Ono
Institutions
- NTT Medical Center (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJU Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.70238
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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