Spontaneous rupture of adrenal myelolipoma: spiral CT appearance.
We report the helical computed tomographic findings of a symptomatic giant (11 cm) adrenal myelolipoma with spontaneous extracapsular hemorrhage. Narrow collimation (3 mm) imaging and three-dimensional reconstructions were useful to fully characterize the components and location of the lesion. A literature search showed a striking male and right-sided predominance for spontaneously hemorrhagic myelolipomas.
Department of Radiology, University Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*