A Giant Myelolipoma.

Adrenal Myelolipoma

Benign, neoplasms, adrenal myelolipoma

48-year-old woman who presented with intermittent left flank pain with incidental findings of adrenal tumor on computed tomography (CT). She underwent laparoscopic tumor resection due to a large tumor of 12 cm in size.

A 48-year-old female presented to our hospital with the following medical conditions: She denies smoking and drug addiction. Type 2 diabetes mellitus under treatment with metfomin, surgical history of abdominal hysterectomy and open cholecystectomy. The patient started experiencing pain located in the left flank for 2 months, which was intermittent, yielded to the administration of analgesics, she denied hematuria and weight loss. On physical examination, the abdomen was distended due to adipose tissue, normal bowel sounds were auscultated, and abdominal masses are not palpable. She underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan. CT features in the anatomical site of the left adrenal gland, a well-defined ovoid tumor is observed, with heterogeneous content with areas of hypodense (5 HU), fat and calcification. It measures 90 x 69 x 92 mm. Upon application of contrast medium, the hypodense parts present enhancement up to 44 HU. (Fig. 1, 2). She was decided for surgical resection of the tumor via laparoscopic transabdominal approach. The surgery went well without any intraoperative and postoperative complications. She was discharged after day 3.

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