Diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

VernacularTitle:原发性肾上腺非霍奇金淋巴瘤的诊治
Author: Liang WANG ; Kunlong TANG ; Liming LI ; Yong XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Adrenal galand; Lymphoma
From: Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2015;(5):421-424
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics , treatment and prognosis of primary ad-renal lymphoma ( PAL) .Methods Clinical data of 8 cases of PAL admitted from Jan .2007 to May.2014 were analyzed retrospectively .Results Of all the cases , 6 patients underwent adrenalectomy , and 2 patients under-went adrenal biopsy .Pathology revealed all the 8 cases had non-hodgkin's lymphoma , 6 cases were B cell type , 1 case was T cell type , and 1 case was NK cell type .One case was followed up for 2 years and was still alive .The other 7 cases died 2 to 9 months after the treatment .Conclusions PAL is extremely rare which has no special imaging characteristics .PET-CT is of great value in diagnosis of the disease .The disease has a high malignant behavior and poor prognosis .The comprehensive therapy has better effects than single therapy .