Open AccessAdrenal myelolipoma with abdominal pain: A rare presentation
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar Mondal,
Sanjay Sengupta,
Pranab Kumar Biswas,
Madhumita Sinha
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.77589
Subject(s) - medicine , myelolipoma , differential diagnosis , asymptomatic , abdominal pain , radiology , presentation (obstetrics) , etiology , pathology , adrenal gland , surgery
Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors. Most of the cases are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. We are reporting a case of myelolipoma involving right adrenal cortex of a 40-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain. A short review of etiology, clinical features, and differential diagnoses of this neoplasm are also discussed. Radiologic features are often helpful in diagnosis but histology must be done to exclude other fat-containing lesions. Although uncommon, myelolipomas should be considered in differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal lesions.