Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation
Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors. Most of the cases are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. We are reporting a case of myelolipoma involving right adrenal cortex of a 40-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. A short review of etiology, clinical features, and differential...
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doaj-9350ee4ed04a46e188e763d41c613f3d2020-11-24T20:59:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102230-95002011-01-01151575910.4103/2230-8210.77589Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentationSantosh Kumar MondalSanjay SenguptaPranab Kumar BiswasMamta G.M. SinhaAdrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors. Most of the cases are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. We are reporting a case of myelolipoma involving right adrenal cortex of a 40-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. A short review of etiology, clinical features, and differential diagnoses of this neoplasm are also discussed. Radiologic features are often helpful in diagnosis but histology must be done to exclude other fat-containing lesions. Although uncommon, myelolipomas should be considered in differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal lesions.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2011;volume=15;issue=1;spage=57;epage=59;aulast=MondalAdrenal myelolopomahistologyradiologyabdominal pain |
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Santosh Kumar Mondal Sanjay Sengupta Pranab Kumar Biswas Mamta G.M. Sinha Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism Adrenal myelolopoma histology radiology abdominal pain |
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Santosh Kumar Mondal Sanjay Sengupta Pranab Kumar Biswas Mamta G.M. Sinha |
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Santosh Kumar Mondal |
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Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation |
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Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation |
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Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation |
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Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation |
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Adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation |
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adrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: a rare presentation |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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2230-8210 2230-9500 |
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2011-01-01 |
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Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors. Most of the cases are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. We are reporting a case of myelolipoma involving right adrenal cortex of a 40-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. A short review of etiology, clinical features, and differential diagnoses of this neoplasm are also discussed. Radiologic features are often helpful in diagnosis but histology must be done to exclude other fat-containing lesions. Although uncommon, myelolipomas should be considered in differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal lesions. |
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Adrenal myelolopoma histology radiology abdominal pain |
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http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2011;volume=15;issue=1;spage=57;epage=59;aulast=Mondal |
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