Giant adrenal myelolipoma: report of a case and review of the literature.
Myelolipoma of the adrenal gland is a benign, endocrinologically inactive neoplasm composed of mature adipose tissue and a variable amount of hematopoietic elements. Rarely giant adrenal myelolipomas have been reported in literature and they are very unusual clinical entities. We describe a case in a 72 year-old woman observed at our Department of Urology for nausea, flank and abdominal pain. The surgical resected mass measured 16.5x11.5x10 cm and weighted 1 250 g. A survey of the literature on this topic is made.
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Department of Pathology, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Picozzi
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Viganò
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Giuberti
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Casu
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Manganini
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Mazza
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Strada
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome