Adrenal carcinoma with a signal loss on chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging.
A case of primary adrenal carcinoma that showed a decreased signal in part of the tumor on chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging (CSI) is reported. The patient had clinical symptoms of Cushing syndrome. The tumor was a discrete right adrenal mass about 3.4 cm in largest diameter. It was surgically removed and diagnosed as adrenal carcinoma histopathologically. Two portions where clear cells were prominent were recognized. These areas probably contributed to the signal loss on CSI.
Yamada
Takayuki
T
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryomachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. yamataka@rad.med.tohoku.ac.jp
Saito
Haruo
H
Moriya
Takuya
T
Tsuboi
Masahiro
M
Ishibashi
Tadashi
T
Sato
Akihiro
A
Matsuhashi
Toshio
T
Takahashi
Shoki
S
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods