Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor formed by mature fat tissue with strata of haematopoiesis. It is mainly asymptomatic, only large myelolipomas manifest themselves by abdominal discomfort, bleeding or by symptoms of oppressing adjacent organs. It is usually localized in the region of the adrenal gland. Myelolipomas are mostly clinically inert, only a small number of them are associated with Cushing's type of endocrine disorders, Conn's syndrome, Addison's disease, etc. PATIENT AND METHODS: RESULTS: The condition was resolved by bilateral adrenalectomy with extirpation of both myelolipomas and subsequent hormonal substitution treatment during which there was a gradual regression of virilising symptoms. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | V Treska, M Wirthová, S Hadravská, P Mukensnábl, V Kuntscher, B Kreuzberg, L Lisá, K Kozák |
Journal | Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie
(Zentralbl Chir)
Vol. 131
Issue 1
Pg. 80-3
(Feb 2006)
ISSN: 0044-409X [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Ein bilaterales Riesenmyelolipom der Nebennieren in Kombination mit kongenitaler adrenaler Hyperplasie. |
PMID | 16485216
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
(complications, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
- Adrenal Glands
(pathology)
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
(complications, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
- Adrenalectomy
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Myelolipoma
(complications, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
(complications, diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
- Steroid 21-Hydroxylase
(blood)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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