Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma Presenting as an Incidentaloma: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com mixture of myeloid and erythroid cells. Generally myelolipomas occurs in adrenal gland, but it can be present in other sites also. In 1905, it was initially reported by Gierke and afterword’s Oberling coined the term “myelolipoma” in 1929 [1,2]. According to the available literature, Myelolipomas account for approximately 3 to 5% of all primary adrenal tumors [3]. Even though the incidence of these tumors are mysterious, it is belief to be between 0.08% and 0.4%, both gender appear to be equally affected by these tumor which are commonly found between the 50 to 70 age group [4]. According to Brogna; the incidence in various series range from 0.01-0.2%, however with more sophisticated imaging available, the incidence of incidentally detected myelolipomas have been increased to 10% as reported in the mid1990s [5]. The incidentally detected tumors are small in size and asymptomatic, whereas giant tumors are large in size and symptomatic. Very few cases in literature have reported cases with truly asymptomatic giant adrenal myelolipoma incidentally detected during imaging for other un-related illnesses [6]. Here we have reported a case of incidentally detected giant adrenal myelolipoma, its clinical implications and a brief review of literature.