Giant adrenal myelolipoma: hypertension, renal failure and spontaneous rupture

Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare, benign, slow-growing tumor composed of adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements. It is usually diagnosed incidentally, although there are reports of patients with symptoms and descriptions of retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to rupture of large tumors. The condition has...

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Published inNefrología Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 132 - 135
Main Authors Pérez Martínez, J, Llamas, F, López Rubio, E, Serrano, A, Salinas Sánchez, A, Ruiz Mondéjar, R, Virseda Rodríguez, J A, Gómez Roldán, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 2006
Subjects
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Adult
Gout - complications
Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Hyperuricemia - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology
Male
Myelolipoma - complications
Myelolipoma - diagnosis
Myelolipoma - pathology
Myelolipoma - surgery
Nephrosclerosis - complications
Obesity - complications
Retroperitoneal Space
Rupture, Spontaneous
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Summary:Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare, benign, slow-growing tumor composed of adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements. It is usually diagnosed incidentally, although there are reports of patients with symptoms and descriptions of retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to rupture of large tumors. The condition has been associated with obesity, high blood pressure and adrenal dysfunction. We present a patient with retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to spontaneous rupture of a myelolipoma, hypertension, and renal failure secondary to nephroangiosclerosis.
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ISSN:0211-6995