Imaging of brown fat associated with adrenal pheochromocytoma.
The association of adrenal pheochromocytoma and brown fat has been described in the pathology literature and scantily in the radiology literature. We present a case of diffuse collection of brown fat in both perinephric spaces associated with left adrenal pheochromocytoma, and describe the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings.
Dundamadappa
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Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. vsnewton@yahoo.com
Shankar
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Danrad
R
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Singh
Ajay
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Vijayaraghavan
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Kim
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Perugini
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R
D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media