Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma

Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma

Adrenal myelolipomas are rare neoplasms. They are benign in nature comprising mainly of adipose and myeloid tissues. Majority of these adrenal gland tumors are hormonally inactive. In view of their rarity, they are usually detected incidently or misdiagnosed. Misdiagnosis is quite common and can lea...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Amjad, Nasser, J, Kassian, S, Baharudin, R, Kalavathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: OMICS Publishing Group 2012
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RD Surgery
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spelling iium-389362014-10-30T08:01:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38936/ Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma Mohammad Amjad, Nasser J, Kassian S, Baharudin R, Kalavathy RD Surgery Adrenal myelolipomas are rare neoplasms. They are benign in nature comprising mainly of adipose and myeloid tissues. Majority of these adrenal gland tumors are hormonally inactive. In view of their rarity, they are usually detected incidently or misdiagnosed. Misdiagnosis is quite common and can lead to difficulty in management. We wish to report a case of adrenal myelolipoma that was misdiagnosed which fortunately did not result in a major issue. With the availability of advanced imaging techniques and minimally invasive procedures these situations can easily be avoided. The main reason for highlighting this patient is to create awareness among both the surgeons and the radiologists. OMICS Publishing Group 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38936/1/Journal_of_clinical_case_reports.pdf Mohammad Amjad, Nasser and J, Kassian and S, Baharudin and R, Kalavathy (2012) Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma. Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2 (9). pp. 2-4. ISSN 2165-7920 http://omicsgroup.org/journals/archive-clinical-case-reports-open-access.php
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Mohammad Amjad, Nasser
J, Kassian
S, Baharudin
R, Kalavathy
Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
description Adrenal myelolipomas are rare neoplasms. They are benign in nature comprising mainly of adipose and myeloid tissues. Majority of these adrenal gland tumors are hormonally inactive. In view of their rarity, they are usually detected incidently or misdiagnosed. Misdiagnosis is quite common and can lead to difficulty in management. We wish to report a case of adrenal myelolipoma that was misdiagnosed which fortunately did not result in a major issue. With the availability of advanced imaging techniques and minimally invasive procedures these situations can easily be avoided. The main reason for highlighting this patient is to create awareness among both the surgeons and the radiologists.
format Article
author Mohammad Amjad, Nasser
J, Kassian
S, Baharudin
R, Kalavathy
author_facet Mohammad Amjad, Nasser
J, Kassian
S, Baharudin
R, Kalavathy
author_sort Mohammad Amjad, Nasser
title Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
title_short Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
title_full Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
title_fullStr Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
title_full_unstemmed Adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
title_sort adrenal myelolipoma - an enigma
publisher OMICS Publishing Group
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/38936/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38936/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38936/1/Journal_of_clinical_case_reports.pdf
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