机构:[a]Department of Radiology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,四川省人民医院四川省肿瘤医院[b]Department of Pathology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,四川省人民医院四川省肿瘤医院[c]Department of Urology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan China.四川省人民医院四川省肿瘤医院
Rationale:Angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor of endothelial origin. The majority of studies reporting angiosarcoma have been concerned with the clinical and pathological aspects, with limited reporting of their imaging findings. To our knowledge, angiosarcoma of the adrenal gland is very rare. Herein we firstly report a primary adrenal angiosarcoma depicted on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Patient concerns:A 59-year-old man was referred to our hospital for 1 year left-flank pain that exacerbated in recent 4 months.Diagnosis:A regular mass with clear boundary was revealed on MRI in the region of left adrenal gland. Its signal intensity was inhomogeneous. It mainly showed isointensity with patchy slight hyperintensity on T1-weighted images and marked hyperintensity with patchy hypointensity on T2-weighted images. On contrast-enhanced images, it demonstrated significantly heterogeneous enhancement, and the peripheral solid component showed delayed enhancement. Bulky blood vessels and hemorrhage were identified in the tumor.Interventions:The mass was surgically excised under a left laparoscopic adrenalectomy.Outcomes:Left adrenal angiosarcoma was confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical examinations. No evidence of recurrence was found 6 months after operation.Lessons:In conclusion, primary adrenal angiosarcoma has some MRI features corresponding to its pathological nature. It should be included in the differential diagnosis when a mass was detected in the adrenal gland.
第一作者机构:[a]Department of Radiology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,
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通讯机构:[a]Department of Radiology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,[*1]Department of Radiology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, No. 55, Lane 4, RenMin Road (South), Chengdu, Sichuan, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Xue-Ming Li,Hong Yang,Jing Reng,et al.A case report of primary adrenal angiosarcoma as depicted on magnetic resonance imaging[J].MEDICINE.2017,96(45):doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000008551.
APA:
Xue-Ming Li,Hong Yang,Jing Reng,Peng Zhou,Zhu-Zhong Cheng...&Guo-Hui Xu.(2017).A case report of primary adrenal angiosarcoma as depicted on magnetic resonance imaging.MEDICINE,96,(45)
MLA:
Xue-Ming Li,et al."A case report of primary adrenal angiosarcoma as depicted on magnetic resonance imaging".MEDICINE 96..45(2017)