Computed tomography of adrenocortical carcinoma containing macroscopic fat.
The presence of macroscopic fat in an adrenal mass has classically been associated with myelolipoma. Adrenocortical carcinoma is typically an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. The presence of macroscopic fat is not a characteristic finding in adrenocortical carcinoma or other adrenal malignancies. We report a case of a newly discovered large adrenal mass containing multiple areas of macroscopic fat, which was pathologically proven to represent an adrenocortical carcinoma.
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5030, USA.
Nathan
N
Egbert
Khaled M
KM
Elsayes
Shadi
S
Azar
Elaine M
EM
Caoili
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed