A case of primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma with partial adrenal insufficiency

Yonsei Med J. 1999 Jun;40(3):297-300. doi: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.3.297.

Abstract

Unilateral or bilateral non-Hodgkin's lymphomas arising primarily in the adrenal glands are extremely rare. These lymphomas are usually present with large, bilateral adrenal masses with or without lymphadenopathy, and may be accompanied by adrenal insufficiency in some cases. A review of the literature indicates that patients with primary lymphoma of the adrenal glands usually do not have disease elsewhere, and if present, it is frequently extranodal. We report here an unusual case of primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma with partial adrenal insufficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma / complications*
  • Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed