Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma: Review of Indian Literature and a Case Report

Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor which consists of mature adipose tissues and hematopoietic tissues in variable proportion. These tumors are mostly detected incidentally on imaging done for other reasons but due to advancement in non-invasive imaging modalities they are found more frequent...

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Published in:	Indian journal of surgery Vol. 86; no. 4; pp. 685 - 688
Main Authors:	Bole, Nyima, Khanna, Soumya, Singh, Rohit Kumar, Tiwary, Satyendra, Puneet, Khanna, Ajay K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi Springer India 01-08-2024 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Cardiac Surgery Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neurosurgery Pediatric Surgery Plastic Surgery Review Article Surgery Thoracic Surgery Big Adrenal Lipoma Large India
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Summary:	Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor which consists of mature adipose tissues and hematopoietic tissues in variable proportion. These tumors are mostly detected incidentally on imaging done for other reasons but due to advancement in non-invasive imaging modalities they are found more frequently now. The incidence of adrenal myelolipoma is found to be 0.08 to 0.4%, whereas they constitute 15% of all adrenal incidentalomas. Usually, these tumors are small, unilateral, and hormonally inactive, arising from adrenal gland, but there are articles that have reported about giant, bilateral, extra-adrenal, or hormonally active myelolipomas. Here, we present a unique case of right adrenal myelolipoma with an unusual presentation as the patient was in the 2nd decade of life (24 years old) and the tumor weighed 5 kg which was successfully managed by right adrenalectomy. Further, we have reviewed the articles published in Indian literature.
ISSN:	0972-2068 0973-9793
DOI:	10.1007/s12262-023-03938-2