Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of malignant lymphoma. Although the involvement of adrenal glands in IVLBCL is often observed, primary adrenal IVLBCL is rare. Most reported cases of adrenal IVLBCL showed bilateral lesions resulting in rapidly progressive adrenal failur...

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Main Authors: Yoshiko Takahashi, Keiji Iida, Yasuhisa Hino, Takeshi Ohara, Toshifumi Kurahashi, Takashi Tashiro, Kazuo Chihara
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/849285
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author Yoshiko Takahashi
Keiji Iida
Yasuhisa Hino
Takeshi Ohara
Toshifumi Kurahashi
Takashi Tashiro
Kazuo Chihara
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description Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of malignant lymphoma. Although the involvement of adrenal glands in IVLBCL is often observed, primary adrenal IVLBCL is rare. Most reported cases of adrenal IVLBCL showed bilateral lesions resulting in rapidly progressive adrenal failure and poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of slowly progressive primary adrenal IVLBCL manifesting initially with unilateral adrenal incidentaloma. This case is a silent IVLBCL and shows that the enlargement of both adrenal glands can be followed.
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spelling doaj-art-30f3047f7aba4b678feb0eeabb88c1192025-02-03T01:12:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/849285849285Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal IncidentalomaYoshiko Takahashi0Keiji Iida1Yasuhisa Hino2Takeshi Ohara3Toshifumi Kurahashi4Takashi Tashiro5Kazuo Chihara6Division of General Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanDivision of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanDivision of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanDivision of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanDepartment of Urology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanDivision of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Medical Center, 203 Kanno, Kanno-cho, Hyogo, Kakogawa 675-8555, JapanIntravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of malignant lymphoma. Although the involvement of adrenal glands in IVLBCL is often observed, primary adrenal IVLBCL is rare. Most reported cases of adrenal IVLBCL showed bilateral lesions resulting in rapidly progressive adrenal failure and poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of slowly progressive primary adrenal IVLBCL manifesting initially with unilateral adrenal incidentaloma. This case is a silent IVLBCL and shows that the enlargement of both adrenal glands can be followed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/849285
spellingShingle Yoshiko Takahashi
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Takeshi Ohara
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Takashi Tashiro
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Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma
Case Reports in Medicine
title Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma
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title_short Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma
title_sort silent intravascular lymphoma initially manifesting as a unilateral adrenal incidentaloma
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/849285
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