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Arch Esp Urol
; 51(4): 376-8, 1998 May.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9656560
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe an additional case of this rare disease entity, with special reference to its diagnosis and treatment, and to briefly review the literature. METHODS: We report on an 82-year-old male with adrenal myelolipoma that had been incidentally discovered during evaluation for another condition. A left adrenalectomy was performed due to the large size of the tumor and in order to determine its benign or malignant nature. RESULTS: The histopathological findings disclosed an andrenal myelolipoma. CONCLUSIONS: Adrenal myelolipoma is an uncommon tumor type. CT is the most effective diagnostic method. Surgery is advocated in symptomatic cases and in asymptomatic cases with a large tumor mass.