Giant retroperitoneal myelolipoma: case report and literature review

Adrenal myelolipomas are unusual benign tumors with an average age of 60 years at onset, often associated with adrenal gland. A 63-year-old female presenting with abdominal discomfort and a large expanding mass in retroperitoneum occupying the right hemiabdomen, with extrinsic compression of adjacent organs, underwent tumor resection. Macroscopic examination of the surgical specimen showed a large yellowish homogeneous lesion with areas of hemorrhage, covered by a thin fibrous capsule. Microscopic analysis revealed a neoplasm composed of mature adipocytes permeated by hematopoietic tissue. There was residual adrenal cortex around the lesion.

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Main Authors:	Gerson,Gunter, Bêco,Maria P. F. G., Hirth,Carlos Gustavo, Cunha,Maria do Perpétuo Socorro S., Lima,Francisca Estefânia M. M., Parente,Francisco Victor C., Coêlho,River A. B.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2015
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000100048
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