title: An unsual symptomatic case of mediastinal myelolipoma treated by VATS approach.
abstract: Symptomatic mediastinal location of an extra-adrenal myelolipoma is extremely rare. We describe a 56-year-old female with unusual pain in the right lower posterior chest radiated to the neck and to the upper abdomen. Chest CT showed a lesion of 3.5 x 2.2 cm in the posterior mediastinum. Video-assisted resection was performed and the final pathologic examination revealed the presence of a myelolipoma. Herein we discuss the clinical presentation, the differential diagnosis and treatment of mediastinal myelolipoma.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Criscione
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caltabiano
authors.forename: Nunzio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Platania
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barbagallo
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Albanese
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted