ArticleCase reports in surgery2014
Giant bilateral adrenal myelolipoma with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency Presented With Leydig Cell Tumor and Testicular Adrenal Rest Tumors: A Case Report.Case reports in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Management of Giant Bilateral Adrenal Myelolipomas in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.JCEM case reports · 2025Article
- Splenic Myelolipomas in the Domestic Cat-To Operate or Not to Operate?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Giant Bilateral Adrenal Myelolipomas in a Non-Compliant Patient with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Bilateral Adrenal Myelolipoma and Breast Cancer in a Patient With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Case report: Adrenal myelolipoma resected by laparoscopic surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Multiple enlarging hepatic and retroperitoneal myelolipomas in the setting of Cushing disease.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Experience of a Tertiary-Level Urology Center in Clinical Urological Events of Rare and Very Rare Incidence. V. Urological Tumors: 1. Adrenal Myelolipoma.Current urology · 2020Article
- Giant Retroperitoneal Myelolipoma: An Unusual Diagnostic GI Challenge-Case Report and Review of the Literature.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2019Review
- Robotic treatment of giant adrenal myelolipoma: A case report and review of the literature.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2019Article
- Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma in a Patient without Endocrine Disorder: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature.Case reports in surgery · 2018Article
- Giant Bilateral Adrenal Myelolipoma.Balkan medical journal · 2017Article
- Case Report: An incidentaloma that catches your eye - adrenal myelolipoma.F1000Research · 2017Article
- Bilateral adrenal myelolipoma in Cushing's disease: a relook into the role of corticotropin in adrenal tumourigenesis.BMJ case reports · 2016Article
- Giant myelolipomas and inadvertent bilateral adrenalectomy in classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
Myelolipomas are rare and benign neoplasms, predominant of the adrenal glands, consisting of adipose and mature hematopoietic tissue, commonly discovered incidentally with increased use of radiologic imaging. Few cases of giant bilateral adrenal masses are reported, especially in the setting of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We report the case of a 39-year-old male with a history of CAH secondary to 21-α hydroxylase deficiency on steroids since childhood, self-discontinued during adolescence, presenting with abdominal distension, fatigue, decreased libido, and easy bruising. Imaging revealed giant bilateral adrenal masses. He subsequently underwent bilateral adrenalectomy found to be myelolipomas measuring 30 × 25 × 20 cm on the left and weighing 4.1 kg and 25 × 20 × 13 cm on the right and weighing 2.7 kg. Adrenal myelolipomas are found to coexist with many other conditions such as Cushing's syndrome, Addison's disease, and CAH. We discuss the association with high adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) states and review the studies involving ACTH as proponent leading to myelolipomas. Massive growth of these tumors, as in our case, can produce compression and hemorrhagic symptoms. We believe it is possible that self-discontinuation of steroids, in the setting of CAH, may have resulted in the growth of his adrenal masses.
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