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Adrenal insufficiency in T‐cell lymphoma
Author(s) -
TSAI WENCHIUAN,
HSIEH CHENGDA,
CHENG MINGFANG,
LIN CHIHKUNG
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , prednisolone , radiation therapy , adrenal insufficiency , treatment modality , therapeutic modalities , chemotherapy , neoplasm , therapeutic approach , radiology , surgery , pathology , disease
Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is an extremely rare neoplasm of T‐cell origin. Here we describe a 42‐year‐old woman who suffered from intermittent fevers and night sweats of 3 months duration. Laboratory results, imaging, pathology, and immunohistological examination led to a final diagnosis of primary adrenal T‐cell lymphoma (PATL) with adrenal insufficiency. The patient received combination chemotherapy and prednisolone but expired 2 months after the treatment. Most reported PAL patients who have received only one therapeutic modality have unsatisfactory survival rates resulting from tumor recurrence and/or postchemotherapy infections. In contrast, one patient who received an adrenectomy followed by low‐dose radiotherapy experienced long‐term survival. A combination of therapeutic modalities may improve prognosis for patients with PATL, although the case numbers are too small to draw any conclusions.