Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage due to Spontaneous Rupture of Adrenal Myelolipoma: A case report

Jeong, Ung Gill; Park, Mi-Ok; Jeong, Jong Gill

doi:10.16956/kjes.2001.1.1.118

Korean J Endocr Surg. 2001 Apr;1(1):118-121. Korean.
Published online Apr 30, 2001.
https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2001.1.1.118

Case Report

Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage due to Spontaneous Rupture of Adrenal Myelolipoma: A case report

Ung Gill Jeong, M.D., Mi-Ok Park, M.D.,¹ and Jong Gill Jeong, M.D.²

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- Department of General Surgery, Yosu Chonnam Hospital, Yosu, Korea.
- ¹Department of Pathology, Yochon Chonnam Hospital, Yosu Chonnam Hospital, Yosu, Korea.
- ²Department of General Surgery, Yosu Chonnam Hospital, Yosu, Korea.

Accepted April 02, 2001.

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Abstract

Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors consisting of mature fat and hematopoietic elements resembling bone marrow. Due to the frequent use of ultrasound and computerized tomography their presence is now more frequently discovered. Although these tumors are usually asymptomatic and only found incidentally at autopsy, they can cause local symptomes or hemorrhage requiring surgical excision. We present the case of a large surgically and histologically confirmed, adrenal myelolipoma with retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to spontaneous rupture in a 32-year old man.

Keywords

Adrenal gland; Neoplasms; Myelolipoma; Retroperitoneum; Hemorrhage