PMID: 9557468Apr 29, 1998Paper

Bilateral adrenal lymphoma. A case report

Minerva chirurgica
A KhaderF Benvenuti

Abstract

A rare case of malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the adrenal gland in a 59-year-old male is reported. This patient, completely healthy, observed for a routine check after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed one year before, underwent an explorative laparatomy for getting information about a retroperitoneal mass, ultrasound scan observed. A CT guided needle biopsy was inconclusive to clarify this rare haematological diagnosis.

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