2001
DOI: 10.1007/bf03032610
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Giant adrenal myelolipoma

Abstract: Authors present a case of giant adrenal myelolipoma, where the tumor was hormonally inactive but caused abdominal and flank pain. The huge tumor, a 20x18x10 cm mass, was surgically removed. The ipsilateral kidney was preserved.

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“…The tumor was first described by Gierke in 1905 and was named by Oberling in 1929 [1,2]. Almost all affected patients are in their 4th to 6th decade [3,4], and we found only two cases under the age of 16 in the literature [5,6]. Herein we report a child with adrenal myelolipoma.…”
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“…The tumor was first described by Gierke in 1905 and was named by Oberling in 1929 [1,2]. Almost all affected patients are in their 4th to 6th decade [3,4], and we found only two cases under the age of 16 in the literature [5,6]. Herein we report a child with adrenal myelolipoma.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Quase sempre o mielolipoma de adrenal se constitui em um achado incidental de necropsia, tanto em humanos quanto em animais (LAM & LO, 2001;RÉPÁSSY et al, 2001;NAKAJO et al, 2003;MANASSERO et al, 2004 computadorizada e ressonância magnética (OTAL et al, 1999;NAKAJO et al, 2003;ELSAYES et al, 2004;PEREIRA et al, 2005). Essas técnicas também são utilizadas em clínica médica veterinária, entretanto, bem menos disponíveis em muitos locais (LATIMER & RAKICH, 1995;MYERS, 1997).…”
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“…Embora a patogênese exata do mielolipoma seja desconhecida, acredita-se que o neoplasma possa ser decorrente de metaplasia adrenocortical, embolismo de medula óssea ou desenvolvimento de remanescentes embrionários presentes no parênquima da adrenal (NEWMAN et al, 2000;RÉPÁSSY et al, 2001;MANASSERO et al, 2004).…”
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