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.
Fujiwara
R
R
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
Onishi
T
T
Shimada
A
A
Nakai
T
T
Miyabo
S
S
Nakakugi
K
K
Yamamoto
M
M
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