Idiopathic adrenal hemorrhage

Authors
Kamishirado, H Inoue, T Fujito, T Akiya, K Ishiyama, E Sakuma, M Takayanagi, K Hayashi, T Morooka, S
Citation
H. Kamishirado et al., Idiopathic adrenal hemorrhage, AM J MED SC, 319(5), 2000, pp. 340-342
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
00029629 → ACNP
Volume
319
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
340 - 342
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9629(200005)319:5<340:IAH>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A case of idiopathic adrenal hemorrhage is reported. A 76-year-old woman ex hibited a left adrenal tumor, 3 cm in diameter, on abdominal computed tomog raphy. The patient was receiving aspirin medication for atrial fibrillation . There was no evidence of increased adrenal hormones. The mass enlarged to 6 cm in diameter within 18 months, and malignancy was suspected. The mass was diagnosed as adrenal hematoma by operative findings.