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Table 1 Published reports of biopsy-proven adrenal collision/composite tumors

From: Imaging and management of a small cell lung cancer metastasis/adrenal adenoma collision tumor: a case report and review of the literature

Author

Histology of first tumor

Histology of second tumor

Imaging modality

Imaging results

Lesion size

Bertolini et al. [8]

Adrenal carcinosarcoma

Rectal cancer

CT/MRI

One heterogeneous tumor

14 cm

Thorin-Savoure et al. [9]

Adrenal adenoma

Sigmoid cancer

CT

Two components of different attenuation

3 cm

Thorin-Savoure et al. [9]

Adrenal adenoma

Breast cancer

CT

Two components of different attenuation

4.1 cm

Hagspiel [10]

Adrenal myelolipoma*

Hodgkin’s lymphoma*

CT

Two components of different attenuation

1.2. cm

Blake et al. [11]

Adrenal adenoma

Spermatic cord leiomyoscarcoma

PET/CT

Two components of different attenuation and metabolic activity

2.5 cm

Otal et al. [12]

Adrenal adenoma

Adrenal myelolipoma

CT/MRI

Two components of different attenuation and signal intensity

NA

Otal et al. [12]

Adrenal adenoma

Adrenal myelolipoma

CT

Two components of different attenuation

NA

Schwartz et al. [2]

Adrenal adenoma

Non-small cell lung cancer

MRI

Two components of different signal intensity

NA

Schwartz et al. [2]

Adrenal adenoma

Breast cancer

MRI

Two components of different signal intensity

NA

Hoshi et al. [13]

Adrenal adenoma*

Non-small-cell lung cancer*

CT

Two components of different attenuation

NA

Untch et al. (Current study)

Adrenal adenoma

Small-cell lung cancer

CT/PET/MRI

Two components of different attenuation, signal intensity, and metabolic activity

2.5 cm

  1. *Histology confirmed at autopsy. CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET, positron emission tomography; NA – not available.