| Title | [Primary bilateral adrenal T-cell lymphoma. A case report rarer than B-cell lymphoma.] | | Author(s) | Sfaxi M, Bouzouita A, Bouasker I, Kourda N, Ben Slama MR, Ben Jilani Baltaji S, Chebil M | | Institution | Service d’urologie, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, boulevard 9-Avril, 1006 Tunis, Tunisie. | | Source | Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2008 Apr 30. | | Abstract | Primary adrenal lymphoma is a rare condition. Only 70 cases were described in the literature. Adrenal lymphoma is often bilateral and in most of the cases of B-cell type. T-cell lymphoma is exceptional. The prognosis is bad and patient can die early because of acute adrenal insufficiency. We report a case of a 70-year-old man who was admitted for acute adrenal insufficiency due to primary bilateral adrenal T-cell lymphoma. He had corticotherapy and surgical exploration for intra-abdominal sepsis. He died because of multivisceral deficiency. Clinical features and imaging are not specific. (18)F-FDG PET Scan is an excellent mean to detect malignant tumor of adrenal gland. Percutaneous needle biopsy is useful to determine histology. The standard treatment is chemotherapy. | | Language | FRE | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18455145 |
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