Benign adrenal lesions mimicking malignancy on MR imaging: report of two cases.
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Baker, ME; Spritzer, C; Blinder, R; Herfkens, RJ; Leight, GS; Dunnick, NR
Published in: Radiology
June 1987
Two cases of nonmalignant adrenal masses with prolonged T2 relaxation time and increased adrenal/liver signal ratios are reported. These two cases, one a functioning adenoma with small areas of hemorrhage and the other tuberculosis, emphasize that increased signal intensity in an adrenal mass on T2-weighted images is not always due to malignancy or a pheochromocytoma. While the signal characteristics of an adrenal mass are useful in distinguishing malignancy or pheochromocytoma from benign adenomas, other studies (such as computed tomography for the detection of hemorrhage), clinical evaluation, and percutaneous biopsy remain useful in the investigation of an adrenal mass.
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Radiology
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ISSN
0033-8419
Publication Date
June 1987
Volume
163
Issue
3
Start / End Page
669 / 671
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pheochromocytoma
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Humans
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Adenoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Baker, M. E., Spritzer, C., Blinder, R., Herfkens, R. J., Leight, G. S., & Dunnick, N. R. (1987). Benign adrenal lesions mimicking malignancy on MR imaging: report of two cases. Radiology, 163(3), 669–671. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.163.3.3575711
Baker, M. E., C. Spritzer, R. Blinder, R. J. Herfkens, G. S. Leight, and N. R. Dunnick. “Benign adrenal lesions mimicking malignancy on MR imaging: report of two cases.” Radiology 163, no. 3 (June 1987): 669–71. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.163.3.3575711.
Baker ME, Spritzer C, Blinder R, Herfkens RJ, Leight GS, Dunnick NR. Benign adrenal lesions mimicking malignancy on MR imaging: report of two cases. Radiology. 1987 Jun;163(3):669–71.
Baker, M. E., et al. “Benign adrenal lesions mimicking malignancy on MR imaging: report of two cases.” Radiology, vol. 163, no. 3, June 1987, pp. 669–71. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.163.3.3575711.
Baker ME, Spritzer C, Blinder R, Herfkens RJ, Leight GS, Dunnick NR. Benign adrenal lesions mimicking malignancy on MR imaging: report of two cases. Radiology. 1987 Jun;163(3):669–671.
Published In
Radiology
DOI
ISSN
0033-8419
Publication Date
June 1987
Volume
163
Issue
3
Start / End Page
669 / 671
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pheochromocytoma
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Humans
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Adenoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences