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== | ==Overview== | ||
[[MRI]] scans are helpful | [[MRI]] scans are helpful in differentiating between [[adrenal adenoma]], carcinoma and metastatic lesions. | ||
==MRI Findings in adrenocortical carcinoma== | |||
* Adrenocortical carcinomas are usually large and appear as heterogeneous masses on both T1- and T2-weighted images owing to the presence of internal hemorrhage and necrosis. | |||
* Adrenocortical carcinomas are usually large | |||
* Adrenocortical carcinoma can contain foci of intracytoplasmic lipid, which results in a loss of signal intensity on out-of-phase images. | * Adrenocortical carcinoma can contain foci of intracytoplasmic lipid, which results in a loss of signal intensity on out-of-phase images. | ||
* Large adrenal carcinomas tend to invade the adrenal vein and inferior vena cava. | * Large adrenal carcinomas tend to invade the adrenal vein and inferior vena cava. | ||
==MRI Examples of adrenocortical carcinoma== | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
MRI scans are helpful in differentiating between adrenal adenoma, carcinoma and metastatic lesions.
MRI Findings in adrenocortical carcinoma
- Adrenocortical carcinomas are usually large and appear as heterogeneous masses on both T1- and T2-weighted images owing to the presence of internal hemorrhage and necrosis.
- Adrenocortical carcinoma can contain foci of intracytoplasmic lipid, which results in a loss of signal intensity on out-of-phase images.
- Large adrenal carcinomas tend to invade the adrenal vein and inferior vena cava.
MRI Examples of adrenocortical carcinoma