Adrenal schwannoma: CT and MRI findings.

Journal: Radiation Medicine
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Abstract

We report a case of adrenal schwannoma, an extremely rare retroperitoneal neoplasm. The patient was a 33-year-old man who presented with an abdominal mass that was discovered at abdominal sonography. Computed tomography showed an 8-cm well-circumscribed homogeneous mass that enhanced slightly after intravenous administration of contrast material. Magnetic resonance imaging showed low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and heterogeneously high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. Although these imaging findings are nonspecific, adrenal schwannomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of solid nonfunctioning adrenal tumors.

Authors
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Atsushi Nakanishi, Yoshihisa Kurosaki, Joji Nogaki, Emi Takaba