Adrenal carcinomas in AIDS report of three cases

With the recent advances in treatment of AIDS, we have seen an increase in detection of malignant neoplasms in our patients. While some malignancies have an undoubted relationship with the HIV infection, others represent nothing more than sporadic reports and their relationship with the underlying i...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 1997-09, Vol.21 (5), p.375-378
Main Authors: Ferrozzi, Francesco, Bova, Davide, Campodonico, Fabio, Garlaschi, Giacomo, Passari, Antonio, Pizzaferri, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - immunology
Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma - immunology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - immunology
Adrenal glands, AIDS
Adrenal neoplasms
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma - immunology
Carcinoma - secondary
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
CT, Adrenal neoplasms
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Imaging studies
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms - immunology
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - immunology
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Male
Medical sciences
MR, AIDS
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:With the recent advances in treatment of AIDS, we have seen an increase in detection of malignant neoplasms in our patients. While some malignancies have an undoubted relationship with the HIV infection, others represent nothing more than sporadic reports and their relationship with the underlying immunological deficit is all but clear. We report the imaging findings in three patients with AIDS and an adrenal adenocarcinoma. We also discuss the peculiar imaging aspects of these pathological entities and report some pathogenetic theories on the relationship between AIDS and neoplasms.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/S0899-7071(96)00085-X