title: Lipomatous tumors of the adrenals--a report on 18 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: The lipomatous tumors of the adrenals are hormonally inactive lesions, often of a benign nature, such as myelolipomas, lipomas, angiomyolipomas, or mature teratomas, and are rarely malignant, such as liposarcomas. The importance of recognizing their characteristic radiological images, which would lead to their correct treatment, is fundamental since there has been an increase in the demonstration of this lesion, often detected incidentally. The various imaging procedures, although not allowing to formulate a histological diagnosis, nonetheless permit to determine the volume of the tumoral mass and their evolution. These two factors are of significant importance in the planning of the correct surgical procedure, while a third important factor is the proper evaluation of the symptoms presented by the patient. Regarding the treatment, on the basis of our own experience, which agrees with that of other authors, the surgical removal of any lesion greater than 5 cm is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie diagnostique et interventionelle, Hôzpital de l'Archet II, 151 rte St Antoine de Ginestiére, F-06200 Nice, France. jacquotvirginie@aol.com
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lesbats-Jacquot
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cucchi
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amoretti
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novellas
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: Jean Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*