Items tagged “adrenal”
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Adrenal myelolipoma
Adrenal myelolipomas are rare, benign and usually asymptomatic tumors of the adrenal gland characterized by the predominance of mature adipocytes.
On imaging, they usually present as large masses with a variable amount of fat-containing components.
Epidemiology
Myelolipomas are rare tumors o...
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, also known as purpura fulminans 9 or hemorrhagic adrenalitis 10, is characterized by adrenal insufficiency that results from atraumatic adrenal hemorrhage in consequence of septicemia.
Pathology
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is due to septicemia and common...
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Macronodular adrenal hyperplasia
Macronodular adrenal hyperplasia refers to a morphological type of adrenal hyperplasia in which there is adrenal enlargement in the form of large distinct nodules. It can be congenital or acquired.
A specific subtype under this entity is adrenocorticotropin independent macronodular adrenocortic...
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Adrenal washout
Adrenal washout can be calculated using the density value of an adrenal mass on non-enhanced, portal venous phase and 15-minute delayed CT scans (density measured in Hounsfield units (HU)). It is primarily used to diagnose adrenal adenoma.
absolute washout
[(HUportal venous phase) - (HUdelayed...