Imaging features of primary adrenal lymphoma

Secondary involvement of the adrenal glands with non-Hodgkin＇s lympboma （NHL） has been reported to occur in up to 25% of patients during the course of disease. However, primary adrenal lymphoma （PAL） is very rare. So far, less than 80 cases have been reported in English hterature. Patients with PAL...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2009-10, Vol.122 (20), p.2516-2520
Main Authors: Wang, Jun-ping, Sun, Hao-ran, Li, Ya-jun, Bai, Ren-ju, Gao, Shuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Adrenal Glands - pathology
Adult
Aged
CT检查
Female
Humans
Lymphoma - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
PAL制式
Positron-Emission Tomography
人民群众
原发性
影像学
恶性淋巴瘤
核磁共振成像技术
肾上腺
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Summary:Secondary involvement of the adrenal glands with non-Hodgkin＇s lympboma （NHL） has been reported to occur in up to 25% of patients during the course of disease. However, primary adrenal lymphoma （PAL） is very rare. So far, less than 80 cases have been reported in English hterature. Patients with PAL usually present with bilateral adrenal masses and no evidence of extraadrenal spreading. Among the cases, ultrasound （US）, CT and MRI were the imaging tech lesion. Recently, whole body used to describe the G PET/CT has shown promising results in differentiating PAL from metastatic adrenal masses in patients with known or suspected malignancies. We report four cases of PAL to investigate the imaging features of PAL and review the literature for this disease in detail.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.20.021