Extramedullary plasmacytoma involving the bilateral adrenal glands on MR imaging

We report here on a 64-year-old woman with extramedullary plasmacytoma involving the bilateral adrenal glands. Primary adrenal extramedullary plasmacytoma is extremely rare and only three cases of extramedullary plasmacytoma in the unilateral adrenal gland have currently been reported on. This case...

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Published in:Korean journal of radiology 2007-05, Vol.8 (3), p.246-248
Main Authors: Li, Yuan, Guo, Ying-kun, Yang, Zhi-gang, Ma, En-sen, Min, Peng-qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Adrenal glands
Back Pain - etiology
Biopsy
Bone marrow
Case Report
Female
Humans
Kidney - pathology
Laboratories
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical imaging
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Multiple myeloma
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Plasma
Plasmacytoma - diagnosis
Plasmacytoma - surgery
Proteins
Tumors
Vena Cava, Inferior - pathology
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Summary:We report here on a 64-year-old woman with extramedullary plasmacytoma involving the bilateral adrenal glands. Primary adrenal extramedullary plasmacytoma is extremely rare and only three cases of extramedullary plasmacytoma in the unilateral adrenal gland have currently been reported on. This case is of interest in that the bilateral adrenals were involved. In this article, we present the MRI findings and we briefly review the relevant literature.
ISSN:1229-6929
2005-8330
DOI:10.3348/kjr.2007.8.3.246