Myofibroblastic tumors involving bilateral adrenal glands and skin in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous form of primary immune deficiency characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia, recurrent bacterial infections, and various immunologic abnormalities. In addition to recurrent infections, patients with this syndrome have an increased incidence of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2002-01, Vol.37 (1), p.124-126
Hauptverfasser:	Yalçın, Işık, Somer, Ayper, Akçay, Ahmet, Büyükbabani, Nesimi, Salman, Nuran, Güler, Nermin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Adrenals. Adrenal axis. Renin-angiotensin system (diseases) Biological and medical sciences Common variable immunodeficiency Common Variable Immunodeficiency - complications Endocrinopathies Humans Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies Immunoglobulinopathies Immunopathology infantile myofibromatosis Male Medical sciences myoblastic tumor Myofibromatosis - pathology Myofibromatosis - surgery Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - surgery Tropical medicine Tuberculosis, Cutaneous - complications Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous form of primary immune deficiency characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia, recurrent bacterial infections, and various immunologic abnormalities. In addition to recurrent infections, patients with this syndrome have an increased incidence of autoimmune diseases and malignancy. A patient with CVID in whom myofibroblastic tumors affecting both adrenal glands and skin is presented. J Pediatr Surg 37:124-126. Copyright © 2002 by W.B. Saunders Company.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1053/jpsu.2002.29445