Korean J Med.
2001 Aug;61(2):184-189.
A case of primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma with adrenal insufficiency
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Suwon Korea. jinkang@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- 2Clinical Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Suwon Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea. School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Adrenal gland is an uncommon primary site in non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma and reports of primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma with its functional impairment are extremely rare. Only 15 cases were reported during past 50 years, and 11 of them expired within 6 months after diagnosis.A woman came to emergency room with lethargy, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Bilateral adrenal enlargement was found on a previous abdominal sonogram. Under the impression of acute adrenal insufficiency, intravenous hydrocortisone and vigorous saline infusion were given immediately. Later, the endocrine function tests revealed primary hypoadrenalism. The 1st CHOP chemotherapy was administered after tissue diagnosis. This report describes the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings in a 58-year-old woman with adrenal insufficiency due to primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma with the review of previous literatures.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- A case of primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma with partial adrenal insufficiency
- Primary Bilateral Adrenal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Presented with Adrenal Insufficiency: A Case Report
- A case of bilateral primary adrenal lymphoma
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency due to Spontaneous Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage Presented as Acute Abdominal Pain
- A case of idiopathic hyperaldosteronism vs. bilateral aldosterone producing adenoma
