title: Primary bilateral adrenal lymphoma: 2 case reports.
abstract: Primary adrenal lymphoma is extremely rare. We describe 2 patients who presented with adrenal insufficiency or fever 'of unknown origin. Conventional imaging studies demonstrated bilateral bulky adrenal masses, and whole-body FDG positron emission tomography- computed tomography showed that the masses were the unique manifestation. Pathological diagnosis was non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The present cases indicated that primary adrenal lymphoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of bilateral adrenal masses.
authors.affiliation: PET-CT Center, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. liyj002@163.com
authors.forename: Yajun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haoran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Renju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18