Primary Bilateral Adrenal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Demonstrating Adrenal Failure

Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is extremely rare although involvement of malignant lymphoma into adrenals is common. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with bilateral PAL who demonstrated adrenal insufficiency. Primary large B-cell lymphoma was proven by a computed tomography-guided needle biopsy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2010, Vol.49(20), pp.2241-2246
Hauptverfasser: Horiguchi, Kazuhiko, Hashimoto, Koshi, Hashizume, Masayuki, Masuo, Takashige, Suto, Mariko, Okajo, Jun, Handa, Hiroshi, Kaneko, Yoriaki, Yokoo, Hideaki, Sasaki, Atsushi, Okada, Shuichi, Yamada, Masanobu, Tsukamoto, Norifumi, Nojima, Yoshihisa, Nakazato, Yoichi, Mori, Masatomo
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Zusammenfassung:Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is extremely rare although involvement of malignant lymphoma into adrenals is common. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with bilateral PAL who demonstrated adrenal insufficiency. Primary large B-cell lymphoma was proven by a computed tomography-guided needle biopsy of the adrenal tumor. Although a complete remission was once achieved by combination chemotherapy plus rituximab, a recurrence occurred with brain metastasis leading to his death. We concluded that PAL should be considered as a possible cause of bilateral adrenal incidentalomas with progressive adrenal insufficiency.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3941