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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author | Yoshiko Takahashi Keiji Iida Yasuhisa Hino Takeshi Ohara Toshifumi Kurahashi Takashi Tashiro Kazuo Chihara |
author_facet | 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 Keiji Iida Yasuhisa Hino Takeshi Ohara Toshifumi Kurahashi Takashi Tashiro Kazuo Chihara 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 |
title_full | Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma |
title_fullStr | Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma |
title_full_unstemmed | Silent Intravascular Lymphoma Initially Manifesting as a Unilateral Adrenal Incidentaloma |
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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