Incidentally discovered adrenal myelolipoma associated with hyperthyroidism.
Adrenal myelolipomas are uncommon, nonfunctioning tumors that tend to be discovered incidentally on imaging. Such tumors are composed of mature adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements, but their etiology is still unknown. Thyroid hormones have important effects on development, growth, and metabolism, as well as tumorigenesis. We report a case of adrenal myelolipoma in a patient with hyperthyroidism; this benign tumor expressed both thyroid hormone receptor alpha and beta.
Ide
Hisamitsu
H
Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8606, Japan.
Terado
Yuichi
Y
Nakagawa
Takashi
T
Saito
Keisuke
K
Kamiyama
Yutaka
Y
Muto
Satoru
S
Okada
Hiroshi
H
Imamura
Tetsuo
T
Horie
Shigeo
S
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D037021:Thyroid Hormone Receptors alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D037042:Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta / Q000378:metabolism
D037021:Thyroid Hormone Receptors alpha; D037042:Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta