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Adrenal Myelolipoma: A case report
Sara Zaheri1, Iran Rashidi2, Mehrdad Dargahi Malamiri3, Seyed Nematollah Jazayeri4, Arshya Allahdin5
1Pathologist, Ahwaz-Jondishapour Medical University, Iran.
2MD Pathologist, Associate Professor of Medical School, Ahwaz-Jondishapour Medical University, Iran.
3Internal Medicine Specialist, Ahwaz-Jondishapour Medical University, Iran.
4Associate Professor of Medical School, Ahwaz-Jondishapour Medical University, Iran.
5Assistant of Pathology, Ahwaz-Jundishapour Medical University, Iran.

Article ID: 100005Z11SZ2016
doi:10.5348/Z11-2016-5-CR-1

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Zaheri S, Rashidi I, Malamiri MD, Jazayer SN, Allahdin A. Adrenal Myelolipoma: A case report. J Case Rep Images Pathol 2016;2:1–5.


Abstract
Introduction: Myelolipoma is a rare benign adrenal tumor. Usually it is small, asymptomatic and unilateral. It is mostly discovered as an incidentaloma during autopsy. The incident detection of the tumor is increasing in frequency with widespread use of cross-sectional imaging such ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT). The most consistent complaint is abdominal pain caused by hemorrhage the tumor when the lesion became larger than 5 cm. In this paper, we reported symptomatic adrenal myelolipoma because of rarity and its considerable size.
Case Report: We report a woman with obesity and mild hypertension presented with unilateral myelolipoma measuring 7x3.5x2 cm. The pathological study revealed adrenal consist of adipocytes associated with hematopoietic elements and blood clot.
Conclusion: Myelolipoma as an incidental diagnosis might kept in mind and evaluate accordingly validate protocol because of surgical emergencies such as spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage.

Keywords: Adrenal tumor, Incidentaloma, Myelolipoma


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Author Contributions
Sara Zaheri – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Iran Rashidi – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mehrdad Dargahi Malamiri – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Seyed Nematollah Jazayeri – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Arshya Allahdin – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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