Case Report: An incidentaloma that catches your eye - adrenal myelolipoma
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Case Report: An incidentaloma that catches your eye - adrenal myelolipoma
Background: Adrenal incidentaloma refers to the incidental finding of a tumor in the adrenal gland, where nonfunctional forms are the most common variant. Myelolipoma is a rare (0.08-0.4%) occurrence characterized by adipose and hematopoietic tissue. The aim of this case report is to describe the diagnosis and appropriate management of a myelolipoma in an asymptomatic patient, which was origina...
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عنوان ژورنال: F1000Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.11766.1