2018
DOI: 10.1155/2018/4854368
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Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma in a Patient without Endocrine Disorder: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Abstract: We herein present a surgically treated case of huge adrenal myelolipoma. A 62-year-old woman presented to our surgical outpatient clinic with a retroperitoneal tumor. A clinical examination revealed an elastic soft, smooth-surfaced, painless, child-head-sized tumor with poor mobility, which was located in the left upper abdomen. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen revealed an uneven tumor surrounding the stomach, spleen, pancreas, and left kidney, which was 20 × 18 × 10… Show more

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“…Sixty percent of myelolipomas have an adrenal localization, but can be found in a pre-sacral, thorax, retroperitoneum, pelvis, stomach and perianal localization [12]. The most acceptable etiology is that myelolipomas arise due to metaplasia of the reticuloendothelial cells of the blood capillaries in the adrenal gland in response to stimuli such as chronic stress, infection, necrosis, or inflammation [13]. Usually they are nonfunctioning and asymptomatic, however they can be found in association with obesity, hypertension and endocrine disturbances, such as Addison disease, Cushing syndrome and hyperaldosteronism, or they can co-exist with adrenal hyperplasia or functioning tumors [14].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Sixty percent of myelolipomas have an adrenal localization, but can be found in a pre-sacral, thorax, retroperitoneum, pelvis, stomach and perianal localization [12]. The most acceptable etiology is that myelolipomas arise due to metaplasia of the reticuloendothelial cells of the blood capillaries in the adrenal gland in response to stimuli such as chronic stress, infection, necrosis, or inflammation [13]. Usually they are nonfunctioning and asymptomatic, however they can be found in association with obesity, hypertension and endocrine disturbances, such as Addison disease, Cushing syndrome and hyperaldosteronism, or they can co-exist with adrenal hyperplasia or functioning tumors [14].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Среди опухолей надпочечников, повышенной частотой выявления которых характеризуются пациенты с ВДКН [13], стоит особо отметить надпочечниковые миелолипомы (НМЛ) [86]. Являясь доброкачественными гормонально-неактивными образованиями, НМЛ состоят из зрелой жировой ткани и различного числа гемопоэтических клеток.…”
Section: образования надпочечниковunclassified
“…Являясь доброкачественными гормонально-неактивными образованиями, НМЛ состоят из зрелой жировой ткани и различного числа гемопоэтических клеток. При том что распространенность НМЛ в общей популяции относительно низка и по данным аутопсии составляет всего 0,08-0,4% [86], эти образования часто ассоциированы с другими эндокринными заболеваниями надпочечников: синдромом Кушинга, синдромом Конна и феохромоцитомой [86]. Обращает внимание тот факт, что среди пациентов с ВДКН распространенность НМЛ возрастает до 4% [87].…”
Section: образования надпочечниковunclassified
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