Fine needle aspiration of adrenal myelolipoma: a case report.
A case of an adrenal myelolipoma in a 50-year-old woman with endometrial carcinoma is described. The diagnosis was established by computed tomography-guided fine needle aspiration, which is particularly useful for the pre-operative evaluation of adrenal tumours in asymptomatic, high-risk or cancer patients. The criteria used to distinguish extra-adrenal myelolipomas from mass-forming extramedullary haematopoiesis are discussed.
Belezini
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Department of Cytology, Saint Savvas Hospital, Hellenic Anticancer Institute, Athens, Greece.
Daskalopoulou
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Markidou
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged