Adrenocortical adenoma containing a fat component: CT and MR image evaluation.
A case of adrenocortical adenoma containing small adipose foci is presented. A small amount of fat within the mass led to an erroneous preoperative diagnosis of myelolipoma. Adrenal adenoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of adrenal mass containing fat.
Sato
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Department of Radiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan.
Watanabe
Y
Y
Saga
T
T
Mitsudo
K
K
Dohke
M
M
Minami
K
K
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed