Open AccessSpontaneous rupture of adrenal myelolipoma as a cause of acute flank pain: A case report
Author(s) -
Dong Soo Kim,
Jeong Woo Lee,
Sang Hyub Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i22.6552
Subject(s) - medicine , flank , flank pain , acute pain , general surgery , gynecology , surgery , anatomy , anesthesia
Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare, benign, non-functioning mass that occurs in the adrenal gland. It is composed of an admixture of hematopoietic elements and mature adipose tissue, similar to bone marrow. Even at large sizes, adrenal myelolipomas are usually asymptomatic and often incidentally found by ultrasonography or computed tomography (CT) scan. This paper describes an unusual case of adrenal myelolipoma presenting as flank pain.