Poonam SHARMA, Manik MAHAJAN, Meenakshi KHAJURİA, Puneet GUPTA

Radiological and Pathological Findings in a Case of Large Left Adrenal Myelolipoma

ISSN: 2147-0634
Yayın Aralığı: 4
Başlangıç: 2012
Yayıncı: Effect Publishing Agency ( EPA )

Adrenal myelolipomas are rare and uncommon benign tumours of the adrenal gland. They contain mature adipose tissue and a variable amount of haemopoietic tissue. Most lesions are small, asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. However larger lesions may be symptomatic. Here we describe the radiological and pathological findings in a case of large left adrenal myelolipoma

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