Adrenal myelolipoma is an unusual, benign and biochemically inactive tumor that is composed of mature adipose and hematopoietic tissue. It is usually diagnosed accidentally and nowadays much more frequently because of widespread use of ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging. Adrenal myelolipoma is usually unilateral and asymptomatic, though known to be associated with obesity, hypertension, endocrinological disorders and some malignancies. We report herein two cases of right-sided giant adrenal myelolipoma diagnosed by multidetector-row CT. One patient was symptomatic because of a large mass in the right upper abdomen, which on imaging with CT was seen to be right adrenal myelolipoma. Another patient had a large left side Bochdalek hernia and right adrenal myelolipoma was incidentally discovered on CT.
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Arch Esp Urol
November 2024
Department of Urology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06560 Ankara, Turkey.
Objective: Isolated adrenal myelolipoma (IAM) is an uncommon, nonfunctioning tumour of the adrenal gland, primarily composed of adipose tissue and hematopoietic trilinear cells. The etiopathogenesis and clinical relevance of this neoplasm remain poorly understood. However, similar myelolipomatous alterations can also occur within adrenocortical adenomas.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Radiol Case Rep
November 2024
Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Giant adrenal myelolipoma (AML) may cause severe symptoms. In contrast to the previous reports, laparoscopy may play a pivotal role in the management of giant AML. This report aims to discuss a case of giant AML managed successfully by laparoscopy.
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September 2024
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ir J Med Sci
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Background: Adrenal myelolipomas are rare, benign, tumours of the adrenal cortex.
Aims: This study reports the experience of a tertiary adrenal surgery referral centre's approach to the management of patients with adrenal myelolipoma.
Methods: A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted on all adult patients (> 18 years age) diagnosed with adrenal myelolipoma from January 1, 2014, to December 30, 2022.
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