Adrenal myelolipoma: comparison of diagnostic imaging and pathological findings.
Myelolipoma of the adrenal gland is a rare, benign, nonfunctioning lesion consisting of fat and bone marrow elements in varying proportions. This tumor is commonly asymptomatic and usually discovered during various diagnostic imaging examinations performed for unrelated diseases. If a primary malignant or metastatic adrenal tumor cannot be excluded, ultrasound- or computed tomography-guided needle biopsy of the tumor is necessary. We report a case of adrenal myelolipoma associated with advanced gastric carcinoma and compare the diagnostic imaging findings with the pathological findings of the adrenal myelolipoma.
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
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Fujiwara
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Onishi
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Shimada
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Nakai
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Miyabo
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Nakakugi
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Yamamoto
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology