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Adrenocortical carcinoma with fat inclusion: case report

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Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor that arises from the adrenal cortex, with an estimated incidence of 0.5% to 2% per 1 million patients yearly. Although some fat content can be expected in hormonally active adrenocortical carcinomas, areas of 100% fat are extremely rare. We present a case of an adrenocortical carcinoma with a small focus of pure fat depicted on magnetic resonance imaging.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    S. Heye, F. Van Kerkhove & R. Oyen

  2. Department of Anatomopathology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    H. Woestenborghs

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Heye, S., Woestenborghs, H., Van Kerkhove, F. et al. Adrenocortical carcinoma with fat inclusion: case report. Abdom Imaging 30, 641–643 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-004-0281-5

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