title: Giant adrenal myelolipoma masquerading as heart failure.
abstract: Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors of the adrenal cortex composed of adipose and hematopoietic cells. They have been postulated to arise from repeated stimulation by stress, inflammation and ACTH oversecretion. Myelolipomas are usually detected incidentally on imaging and do not require any active intervention besides regular follow-up by imaging. However, myelolipomas may insidiously grow to large sizes and cause mass effects and hemorrhage. Timely diagnosis and surgical resection are curative and lifesaving.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa, Iowa., USA.
authors.forename: Parijat S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tahlequah City Hospital, Tahlequah, Okla., USA.
authors.forename: Creticus P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Marak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hahnemann University Hospital and Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: Nadia S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Nashed
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: Achuta K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Guddati
keywords: Adrenal myelolipoma; Benign tumor; Myelolipoma; Resection
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