| Myelolipoma
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Etiology
•Unknown
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Pathogenesis
•Probably hamartomas
rather than true neoplasms.,
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Epidemiology
•Rare.
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General Gross Description
•Tumors are round, firm, yellowish to red
lesions.
•Usually well demarcated and separated from surrounding tissue by a capsule.
•Usually seen in the adrenal gland.
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
•Histologically, composed of normal, adult, mature adipocytes admixed with
bone marrow elements.
•Examples:
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Clinical Correlation
•Rare tumors, usually small and asymptomatic.
•Usually detected at autopsy.
•Occasionally, they become large.
•Large, intra-abdominal lesions can cause nausea and/or constipation.
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References
•Enzinger, F.M. and Weiss, S.W. Soft tissue tumors. 2nd Edition.
St.Louis: Mosby, 1988. pp 323.
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| Myelolipoma
| | Synopsis by: T.V. Rajan M.D. Ph.D. (T1X000M88700)[98]
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