ADRENAL CYSTS - DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

We report nine cases of adrenal cysts, treated in our hospital, betwee n 1980 and 1990. The majority of the cases (5/9) were incidental findi ngs on US and CT examinations. We operated on 4/9 cases because of the ir symptomatology or their size. Four other cases were managed conserv atively; one last case was treated by percutaneous drainage under CT. In our series, 1/9 (11%) was a malignant cyst. The follow-up shows exc ellent results in the benign cases and 40 months' survival in the mali gnant case, until today.