Adrenal lipoma: a rare tumour of the adrenal gland.
We report a case of an adrenal lipoma, a very rare lesion first described in 1899 and of which a total of six cases have previously been reported (Lange 1966, Page, De Lellis & Hough 1986). Five of these cases were found incidentally at post mortem. In one case an acute hypertensive episode intra-operatively simulated the signs of phaeochromocytoma and contributed directly to the patient's death (Lange 1966). Intra-operative hypertension also occurred in our patient.
Institute of Pathology, Soroka Medical Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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Avinoach
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Robinson
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged