[The importance of CT for the diagnosis of adrenal gland tumors: myelolipoma].
Myelolipoma is a rare benign tumour of the adrenal cortex. 20% of the patients have intratumoral, mostly tiny foci of calcifications. In most cases CT, as the gold standard for imaging the adrenal gland, is able to diagnose the myelolipoma. MR yields no additional information. Even large tumours with or without calcifications can remain without surgical intervention if there is a regular follow-up. The indications for surgical management are reduced by the characteristic appearance of this tumour on CT scan.
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Service de Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Die Bedeutung der CT für die Nebennierentumordiagnostik: Das Myelolipom.