Adrenal myelolipoma: clinical, radiologic, and histologic features.
The adrenal myelolipoma is a benign, endocrinologically inactive tumor whose histologic structure consists of mature adipose tissue with foci of hematopoietic cells. A case is presented of a seventy-one-year-old woman in whom the diagnosis was established preoperatively by means of sonography, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance tomography. In a review of the literature, the radiologic profile is discussed, and based on the analysis of 59 surgically treated cases a therapy recommendation is given.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography