Giant hemorrhagic myelolipoma in a patient with sickle cell disease.
Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare, benign tumor consisting of adipose tissue and hematopoetic elements. It is generally diagnosed as an incidental finding due to its nonfunctioning, asymptomatic nature (Meaglia and Schmidt J Urol 147:1089, 1992). With increasing size, however, as seen in this case, myelolipomas can cause flank pain and abdominal distention. This lesion was diagnosed in a young male with sickle cell disease during a vaso-occlusive crisis.
Gamss
Caryn
C
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA. cgamss@aecom.yu.edu
Chia
Frank
F
Chernyak
Victoria
V
Rozenblit
Alla
A
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle