Alveolar hydatid disease of the adrenal gland: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings

Jpn J Radiol. 2009 Jun;27(5):225-8. doi: 10.1007/s11604-009-0326-3. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

Abstract

Echinococcosis is a parasitic infection of humans caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus. Primary alveolar echinococcosis of the adrenal gland is rare. We report a case of alveolar hydatid disease of the adrenal gland that presented as a multiloculated cystic mass without calcification. The lesion was purely cystic in nature, suggesting that it was at an early stage of development.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Glands / parasitology*
  • Aged
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media