[Adrenal gland myelolipoma: radiological view].
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of adrenal myelolipoma in a female patient with a history of arterial hypertension and increased plasma aldosterone levels.


METHODS
Evaluation by CT and ultrasound, and anatomopathological analysis were performed.


RESULTS
The CT and ultrasound scans showed a fat-containing adrenal mass. The patient underwent surgery. Histological analysis of the surgical specimen demonstrated a myelolipoma, a benign tumor composed in varying proportions of adipose and hematopoietic tissue.


CONCLUSIONS
A diagnosis of adrenal myelolipoma must be considered when a fat-containing adrenal mass is demonstrated by ultrasound, CT or MRI.
Vara Castrodeza
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Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Na Sa de Covadonga (HCA), Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, España. alejovara@arrakis.es
Madrigal Rubiales
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B
Veiga González
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M
Cuesta Varela
F
F
Sales Fernández
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C
Fresno Forcelledo
M
M
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography