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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2022; 10(17): 5783-5788
Published online Jun 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i17.5783
Unilateral adrenal tuberculosis whose computed tomography imaging characteristics mimic a malignant tumor: A case report
Hui Liu, Tian-Jiao Tang, Zhen-Mei An, Ye-Rong Yu
Hui Liu, Department of General Practice, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
Tian-Jiao Tang, The Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Zhen-Mei An, Ye-Rong Yu, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Yu YR and An ZM contributed to the conceptualization; Liu H and Tang TJ collected the information; Liu H wrote the original draft; Yu YR reviewed and edited the manuscript; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Ye-Rong Yu, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. yerongyu@scu.edu.cn
Received: November 13, 2021
Peer-review started: November 13, 2021
First decision: December 10, 2021
Revised: December 18, 2021
Accepted: April 4, 2022
Article in press: April 4, 2022
Published online: June 16, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: In this report, we report a female patient with unilateral adrenal tuberculosis whose CT image characteristics mimic those of a malignant tumor. After a long-term anti-tuberculosis regimen, the large mass in the right adrenal gland was reduced.