Abstract
We report the first case of a primary adrenal natural killer (NK)/T-cell nasal type lymphoma in adults. The patient presented with an enlarging left adrenal mass and the initial concern was for adrenocortical carcinoma. Surgical resection revealed NK/T-cell lymphoma. Rapid recurrence in the contralateral adrenal gland was treated with a single cycle of chemotherapy before he died due to infectious complications and progressive disease. This case demonstrates the aggressive presentation of a novel subset of primary adrenal lymphoma that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a rapidly enlarging adrenal mass.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 299-303 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American journal of hematology |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2007 |
Keywords
- Adrenal mass
- Adrenal tropism
- Epstein Barr virus
- Extranodal lymphoma
- Nasopharynx
- Natural killer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology