Pulmonary Infarction A rare case of adrenal carcinoma

Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2007, Vol 7, Issue 1

Abstract

A case report of unsuspected adrenal carcinoma with pulmonary artery obstruction in a young girl who was admitted with recurrent episodes of hypotension is presented. Computed tomography (CT) scans demonstrated a large right adrenal mass extending into the inferior vena cava (IVC), right atrium, right ventricle and right pulmonary artery. Tere are many case reports in literature documenting IVC and right atrial thrombus in patients with adrenal carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case report specifically documenting pulmonary infarction secondary to tumour extension into the pulmonary artery.

Authors and Affiliations

Sukhpal Sawhney| Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P. O. Box 35, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman, Ikram Burney| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O. Box 35, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman, Rajeev Jain| Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P. O. Box 35, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman

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Sukhpal Sawhney, Ikram Burney, Rajeev Jain (2007). Pulmonary Infarction A rare case of adrenal carcinoma. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 7(1), 55-57. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-13708