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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 118-120 |
Adrenal myelolipoma a rare benign tumour managed laparoscopically: Report of two cases
Bandar Al Harthi, Muhammad M Riaz, Amal H Al Khalaf, Mohammad Al Zoum, Wafa Al Shakweer
Department of Surgical Specialties, Breast and Endocrine Division, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Bandar Al Harthi
Department of Surgery, KFMC, Riyadh Po Box 59046, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 11525
Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.59312
Adrenal Myelolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm composed of mature adipose tissue and a variable amount of haemopoietic elements. Most lesions are small and asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during autopsy or on imaging studies performed for other reasons. Two cases of myelolipoma are presented here, where the tumours were hormonally inactive, but presented with abdominal symptoms and were managed by laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
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