[Lipoma of the adrenal gland. Case report and review of the literature].
Adrenal lipomas are extremely rarely occurring benign tumors being hormonally inactive. The patient described in this report underwent surgical excision of an adrenal lipoma because of the associated hypertension. The blood pressure decreased postoperatively to normal levels. This case report and the review of the literature consider diagnosis and therapy of the adrenal lipomas.
Guerreiro
S
S
Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg.
Hofmockel
G
G
Dämmrich
J
J
Frohmüller
H
H
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery