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Challenges in the diagnosis of the enigmatic primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma: two case reports and review of the literature.

Sawako SuzukiNaoya TakahashiMasafumi SugoKazuki IshiwataAkiko IshidaSuzuka WatanabeKatsushi IgarashiYutaro RuikeKumiko NaitoMasanori FujimotoHisashi KoideYusuke ImamuraShinichi SakamotoTomohiko IchikawaYoshihiro KubotaTakeshi WadaYuto YamazakiHironobu SasanoJun-Ichiro IkedaIchiro TatsunoKoutaro Yokote
Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2023)
Adrenal leiomyosarcoma derived from the smooth muscle wall of a central adrenal vein or its tributaries is rare but should be considered a differential diagnosis in the case of nonfunctioning adrenal tumors extending directly to the inferior vena cava. CT-guided biopsy is considered useful for histopathological diagnosis and clinical management of patients with inoperable advanced adrenal tumors without any hormone excess.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • smooth muscle
  • pulmonary embolism
  • computed tomography
  • pet ct