title: Extra-adrenal paravertebral myelolipoma mimicking a thoracic schwannoma.
abstract: Myelolipoma of the adrenal gland is composed of both adipose tissue and normal haematopoietic elements. Extra-adrenal myelolipomas are rare. We present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with adenoma of the adrenal gland and an additional paravertebral lesion in the thoracic spine. Previous computed tomography of the lesion covering the nerve roots in the right T8-T9 foramina was compatible with a schwannoma. Post-mortem histopathology showed the incidental finding of a paravertebral myelolipoma.
authors.affiliation: University of Tuebingen, Calwer Str. 3, Tübingen 72076, Germany.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schittenhelm
authors.forename: Simon N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutczynska
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsiflikas
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyermann
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beschorner