Adrenolipoma

Revision as of 16:23, 18 September 2012 by Charmaine Patel (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Adrenolipoma

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

WikiDoc Resources for Adrenolipoma

Articles

Most recent articles on Adrenolipoma

Most cited articles on Adrenolipoma

Review articles on Adrenolipoma

Articles on Adrenolipoma in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ

Media

Powerpoint slides on Adrenolipoma

Images of Adrenolipoma

Photos of Adrenolipoma

Podcasts & MP3s on Adrenolipoma

Videos on Adrenolipoma

Evidence Based Medicine

Cochrane Collaboration on Adrenolipoma

Bandolier on Adrenolipoma

TRIP on Adrenolipoma

Clinical Trials

Ongoing Trials on Adrenolipoma at Clinical Trials.gov

Trial results on Adrenolipoma

Clinical Trials on Adrenolipoma at Google

Guidelines / Policies / Govt

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Adrenolipoma

NICE Guidance on Adrenolipoma

NHS PRODIGY Guidance

FDA on Adrenolipoma

CDC on Adrenolipoma

Books

Books on Adrenolipoma

News

Adrenolipoma in the news

Be alerted to news on Adrenolipoma

News trends on Adrenolipoma

Commentary

Blogs on Adrenolipoma

Definitions

Definitions of Adrenolipoma

Patient Resources / Community

Patient resources on Adrenolipoma

Discussion groups on Adrenolipoma

Patient Handouts on Adrenolipoma

Directions to Hospitals Treating Adrenolipoma

Risk calculators and risk factors for Adrenolipoma

Healthcare Provider Resources

Symptoms of Adrenolipoma

Causes & Risk Factors for Adrenolipoma

Diagnostic studies for Adrenolipoma

Treatment of Adrenolipoma

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

CME Programs on Adrenolipoma

International

Adrenolipoma en Espanol

Adrenolipoma en Francais

Business

Adrenolipoma in the Marketplace

Patents on Adrenolipoma

Experimental / Informatics

List of terms related to Adrenolipoma

Synonyms and keywords: Adrenal myelolipoma

Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing.

Overview

Adrenolipomas are benign tumors histologically consisting of fat and bone marrow in varying proportions. These tumors are benign. In general they are hormonally inactive, small (<5 cm) and unilateral. Adrenolipomas are rare benign neoplasms.They are made up of mature adipose tissue and a variable amount of hematopoietic elements. Most lesions are small and asymptomatic. They are usually discovered incidentally at autopsy or on imaging studies performed for other reasons. Most tumors are unilateral but show no predilection to one particular side. Tumor size varies from several millimeters to more than 30 cm.

Pathophysiology

A myelolipoma may represent a site of extramedullary hematopoiesis. The most widely accepted theory is the existence of metaplasia of the reticuloendothelial cells of blood capillaries in the adrenal gland in response to stimuli such as necrosis, infection, or stress.

Differential Diagnosis

That of an incidentaloma.

Epidemiology and Demographics

The incidence varies from 0.08-0.4% at autopsy.

Natural History

Benign. Adrenal hemorrhage is rare.

Diagnosis

CT

Patient #1: CT images demonstrate a large left myelolipoma

Patient #2: CT images demonstrate a left myelolipoma with a small amount of marcoscopic fat

Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.




Template:WS