Leiomyoma of the adrenal gland in a patient with AIDS.
Leiomyoma of the adrenal gland is an exceptional localization. We report a case occurring in a young patient with AIDS. Diagnosis was a surprise on pathologic examination. On enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scan, the adrenal mass had a low central attenuation area and a thin enhancing peripheral ring. On magnetic resonance (MR) imaging the left adrenal mass was isointense with the liver on T1-(TR/TE = 500/300 ms) and T2-(TR/TE = 2030/60, 120 ms) weighted spin-echo images, except a central area with a lower signal on T1-weighted images and a higher signal on T2-weighted images. The mass was slightly enhanced after Gd-DOTA injection, but the central area remained unchanged.
Department of Radiology, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France.
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Dahan
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Bèges
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Weiss
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Abitbol
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Ledreff
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Teman
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Belattar
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Rymer
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed