Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma: Review of Indian Literature and a Case Report
Indian Journal of Surgery(2023)
Abstract
Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor which consists of mature adipose tissues and hematopoietic tissues in variable proportion. These tumors are mostly detected incidentally on imaging done for other reasons but due to advancement in non-invasive imaging modalities they are found more frequently now. The incidence of adrenal myelolipoma is found to be 0.08 to 0.4%, whereas they constitute 15% of all adrenal incidentalomas. Usually, these tumors are small, unilateral, and hormonally inactive, arising from adrenal gland, but there are articles that have reported about giant, bilateral, extra-adrenal, or hormonally active myelolipomas. Here, we present a unique case of right adrenal myelolipoma with an unusual presentation as the patient was in the 2nd decade of life (24 years old) and the tumor weighed 5 kg which was successfully managed by right adrenalectomy. Further, we have reviewed the articles published in Indian literature.
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