title: Incidentally discovered adrenal myelolipoma associated with hyperthyroidism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8606, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisamitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terado
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamiyama
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D037021:Thyroid Hormone Receptors alpha; D037042:Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta