Giant adrenal myelolipoma with a spontaneous rupture: report of a case

Myelolipoma is a benign tumor of the adrenal cortex, which is non-functioning and often asymptomatic. It is generally diagnosed in imaging tests by chance. Rupture and bleeding of myelolipoma is an infrequent complication, and may lead to the formation of a hematoma or, less usually, result in a mas...

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Main Authors: Sergio Renato Pais Costa, Sergio Henrique Couto Horta, Alexandre Cruz Henriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2009-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/615-Einstein%20v7n3p357-60.pdf