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[Adrenal gland myelolipoma: review of the bibliography regarding a case]
L Vernich Talens1, J E Blasco Alfonso, P Navalón Verdejo
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, España.
Objective:
To describe an additional case of this rare disease entity, with special reference to its diagnosis and treatment, and to briefly review the literature.
Methods:
We report on an 82-year-old male with adrenal myelolipoma that had been incidentally discovered during evaluation for another condition. A left adrenalectomy was performed due to the large size of the tumor and in order to determine its benign or malignant nature.
Results:
The histopathological findings disclosed an andrenal myelolipoma.
Conclusions:
Adrenal myelolipoma is an uncommon tumor type. CT is the most effective diagnostic method. Surgery is advocated in symptomatic cases and in asymptomatic cases with a large tumor mass.