title: [Tumor of posterior mediastinum - rare case of extramedullar myelolipoma].
abstract: A 71-year-old male with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis was treated in summer of 2015. The CT scan has revealed a mass on the right side of 11th thoracic vertebra in the adipose tissue with a sharp edge towards the lung and containing a small amount of contrast agent. The radiologist recommended histological sampling of the mass. The tumor was removed by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) in August of 2015. The patient was discharged on the fifth postoperative day without complication. Myelolipoma was diagnosed by histological examination. Recurrence was not detected during the one-year-follow-up period.
  
  
  
  Myelolipoma is a benign tumor consisting of mature lobulated adipose tissue and hemopoetic bone marrow. It arises mainly from the adrenal gland. Surgical resection is recommended due to the potential of progressive enlargement. Although the extraadrenal myelolipoma is an uncommon entity, in case of mediastinal, encapsulated, slow-growing tumor, myelolipoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Patológiai Intézet, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar 6725 Szeged, Állomás u. 1.
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zombori
authors.affiliation: Patológiai Intézet, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar 6725 Szeged, Állomás u. 1.
authors.forename: Noémi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.affiliation: Sebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged.
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furák
authors.affiliation: Radiológiai Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Berényi
authors.affiliation: Patológiai Intézet, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar 6725 Szeged, Állomás u. 1.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tiszlavicz
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: extraadrenal myelolipoma; extraadrenalis myelolipoma; hátulsó gátor; posterior mediastinum