Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a patient with large bilateral asymptomatic adrenal myelolipomas.
Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors, usually discovered by chance in patients with hypertension, obesity or various endocrine disorders. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) can occur as a primary disease or in a variety of secondary settings. So far, no association between the two conditions has been described. We report a case of a woman admitted for nephrotic syndrome, in which a coexistence of FSGS and bilateral large adrenal myelolipomas was revealed.
Alexopoulos
Efstathios
E
Department of Nephrology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. nephrol@med.auth.gr
Kirmizis
Dimitrios
D
Visvardis
Georgios
G
Grollios
Georgios
G
Leontsini
Maria
M
Memmos
Dimitrios
D
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome