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# | '''Adrenal myelolipoma''' is a benign tumour of the [[adrenal gland]]. | ||
''Myelolipoma'' redirects here. | |||
==General== | |||
*Benign and rare. | |||
*Typically asymptomatic and hormonally inactive.<ref name=pmid17590837>{{Cite journal | last1 = Daneshmand | first1 = S. | last2 = Quek | first2 = ML. | title = Adrenal myelolipoma: diagnosis and management. | journal = Urol J | volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 71-4 | month = | year = 2006 | doi = | PMID = 17590837 |URL = http://www.urologyjournal.org/index.php/uj/article/view/197/195 }}</ref> | |||
**Symptoms: back or abdominal pain. | |||
*Diagnosis - usu. by abdominal CT. | |||
Treatment: | |||
*Watchful waiting if small (<=7 cm) and asymptomatic.<ref name=pmid17590837/> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid21927708>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cha | first1 = JS. | last2 = Shin | first2 = YS. | last3 = Kim | first3 = MK. | last4 = Kim | first4 = HJ. | title = Myelolipomas of both adrenal glands. | journal = Korean J Urol | volume = 52 | issue = 8 | pages = 582-5 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.4111/kju.2011.52.8.582 | PMID = 21927708 | PMC= 3162227 }}</ref> | |||
*Adipose tissue. | |||
*Hematopoietic elements from all three lineages: | |||
*#Erythroid. | |||
*#Myeloid. | |||
*#Megakaryocytic. | |||
*+/-Calcification.<ref name=pmid17590837/> | |||
DDx:<ref name=pmid11533079>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lam | first1 = KY. | last2 = Lo | first2 = CY. | title = Adrenal lipomatous tumours: a 30 year clinicopathological experience at a single institution. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 54 | issue = 9 | pages = 707-12 | month = Sep | year = 2001 | doi = | PMID = 11533079 | URL = http://jcp.bmj.com/content/54/9/707.full}}</ref> | |||
*[[Angiomyolipoma]] of the kidney. | |||
*[[Lipoma]]. | |||
*[[Liposarcoma]]. | |||
*[[Teratoma]]. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Myelolipoma_histology_HE.jpg | Myelolipoma (WC/Mattopaedia) | |||
</gallery> | |||
www: | |||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162227/figure/F3/ Myelolipoma (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid21927708/> | |||
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case165.html Adrenal myelolipoma (upmc.edu)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Adrenal gland]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Adrenal gland]] | |||
Revision as of 03:10, 23 August 2014
Adrenal myelolipoma is a benign tumour of the adrenal gland.
Myelolipoma redirects here.
General
- Benign and rare.
- Typically asymptomatic and hormonally inactive.[1]
- Symptoms: back or abdominal pain.
- Diagnosis - usu. by abdominal CT.
Treatment:
- Watchful waiting if small (<=7 cm) and asymptomatic.[1]
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Adipose tissue.
- Hematopoietic elements from all three lineages:
- Erythroid.
- Myeloid.
- Megakaryocytic.
- +/-Calcification.[1]
DDx:[3]
- Angiomyolipoma of the kidney.
- Lipoma.
- Liposarcoma.
- Teratoma.
Images
Myelolipoma (WC/Mattopaedia)
www:
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daneshmand, S.; Quek, ML. (2006). "Adrenal myelolipoma: diagnosis and management.". Urol J 3 (2): 71-4. PMID 17590837.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cha, JS.; Shin, YS.; Kim, MK.; Kim, HJ. (Aug 2011). "Myelolipomas of both adrenal glands.". Korean J Urol 52 (8): 582-5. doi:10.4111/kju.2011.52.8.582. PMC 3162227. PMID 21927708. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162227/.
- ↑ Lam, KY.; Lo, CY. (Sep 2001). "Adrenal lipomatous tumours: a 30 year clinicopathological experience at a single institution.". J Clin Pathol 54 (9): 707-12. PMID 11533079.