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Giant bilateral adrenal myelolipoma:Case presentation and a brief literature review

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First described in 1905, adrenal myelolipomas are rare, hormonally inactive, benign tumors that are composed of mature fat tissue and hematopoietic elements. Most adrenal myelolipomas are small (4 cm) and… Click to show full abstract

First described in 1905, adrenal myelolipomas are rare, hormonally inactive, benign tumors that are composed of mature fat tissue and hematopoietic elements. Most adrenal myelolipomas are small (4 cm) and asymptomatic (70%). The tumor is most frequently diagnosed in patients between the fifth and seventh decade of life. We present a case of a giant bilateral adrenal myelolipoma found in a patient who initially present with abdominal pain.

Keywords: giant bilateral; myelolipoma case; adrenal myelolipoma; bilateral adrenal; case

Journal Title: Urology Case Reports
Year Published: 2018

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