title: [Suprarenal myelolipoma: an "incidental" disease].
abstract: With the development and improvement of imaging techniques, we are witnessing a greater number of disease diagnoses considered uncommon only a few years ago. When the diagnosis of a tumoral disease occurs "incidentally" while performing an imaging examination for other reasons, we name the condition "INCIDENTALOMA". A clear example of these in suprarenal conditions is the myelolipoma. Myelolipoma is a benign and non-functioning tumour originating in the suprarenal cortex and histologically consisting of mature fat and haemopoietic tissue. Given its benign and usually inactive nature, the current approach is a conservative attitude. Surgical exeresis is only accepted when large tumoral masses are present or in complicated cases. This paper presents a new case of a 10 cm suprarenal myelolipoma incidentally diagnosed during routine ultrasound examination in a 47-year old male patient. Subsequent exeresis of the suprarenal mass and pathohistological study confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trilla Herrera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franco Miranda
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Marco Pérez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Paules Villar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Serrallach Milá
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Mielolipoma suprarrenal: una patología "incidental".