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Myelolipoma of adrenal gland

MedGen UID:
923250
•Concept ID:
C1609519
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Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Adrenal myelolipoma
SNOMED CT: Myelolipoma of adrenal gland (719049003); Adrenal myelolipoma (719049003)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Review: The Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Bilateral Adrenal Masses.
Sweeney AT, Hamidi O, Dogra P, Athimulam S, Correa R, Blake MA, McKenzie T, Vaidya A, Pacak K, Hamrahian AH, Bancos I
Endocr Pract 2024 Oct;30(10):987-1002. Epub 2024 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2024.06.015. PMID: 39103149
MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Differential diagnosis, investigation and therapy of bilateral adrenal incidentalomas.
Bourdeau I, El Ghorayeb N, Gagnon N, Lacroix A
Eur J Endocrinol 2018 Aug;179(2):R57-R67. Epub 2018 May 10 doi: 10.1530/EJE-18-0296. PMID: 29748231
Adrenal incidentalomas: surgical treatment in 28 patients and update of the literature.
Porcaro AB, Novella G, Ficarra V, Curti P, Antoniolli SZ, Suangwoua HS, Malossini G
Int Urol Nephrol 2001;32(3):295-302. doi: 10.1023/a:1017587312369. PMID: 11583337

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Adrenal Cortical Tumors.
Mete O, Erickson LA, Juhlin CC, de Krijger RR, Sasano H, Volante M, Papotti MG
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):155-196. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09710-8. PMID: 35288842Free PMC Article
Adrenal myelolipomas.
Calissendorff J, Juhlin CC, Sundin A, Bancos I, Falhammar H
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Nov;9(11):767-775. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00178-9. PMID: 34450092Free PMC Article
Radiology of the adrenal incidentalomas. Review of the literature.
Farrugia FA, Martikos G, Surgeon C, Tzanetis P, Misiakos E, Zavras N, Charalampopoulos A
Endocr Regul 2017 Jan 1;51(1):35-51. doi: 10.1515/enr-2017-0005. PMID: 28222025
Lipomatous tumours in adrenal gland: WHO updates and clinical implications.
Lam AK
Endocr Relat Cancer 2017 Mar;24(3):R65-R79. Epub 2017 Jan 31 doi: 10.1530/ERC-16-0564. PMID: 28143811
Image-guided ablation of adrenal tumors.
Ethier MD, Beland MD, Mayo-Smith W
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2013 Dec;16(4):262-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2013.08.008. PMID: 24238381

Diagnosis

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Adrenal Cortical Tumors.
Mete O, Erickson LA, Juhlin CC, de Krijger RR, Sasano H, Volante M, Papotti MG
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):155-196. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09710-8. PMID: 35288842Free PMC Article
Adrenal Myelolipoma.
Erickson LA
Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Dec;96(12):3186-3187. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.10.007. PMID: 34863406
Adrenal myelolipomas.
Calissendorff J, Juhlin CC, Sundin A, Bancos I, Falhammar H
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Nov;9(11):767-775. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00178-9. PMID: 34450092Free PMC Article
Adrenal Imaging.
Mendiratta-Lala M, Avram A, Turcu AF, Dunnick NR
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2017 Sep;46(3):741-759. Epub 2017 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2017.04.009. PMID: 28760236
Adrenal neoplasms.
Low G, Dhliwayo H, Lomas DJ
Clin Radiol 2012 Oct;67(10):988-1000. Epub 2012 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2012.02.005. PMID: 22486993

Therapy

Adrenal morphology and associated comorbidities in congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
El-Maouche D, Hannah-Shmouni F, Mallappa A, Hargreaves CJ, Avila NA, Merke DP
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2019 Aug;91(2):247-255. Epub 2019 May 7 doi: 10.1111/cen.13996. PMID: 31001843Free PMC Article
Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
Image-guided ablation of adrenal tumors.
Ethier MD, Beland MD, Mayo-Smith W
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2013 Dec;16(4):262-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2013.08.008. PMID: 24238381
Outpatient adrenalectomy.
Gill IS, Hobart MG, Schweizer D, Bravo EL
J Urol 2000 Mar;163(3):717-20. PMID: 10687963
Computed tomography evaluation of adrenal masses.
Szolar DH, Schmidt-Kloiber C, Preidler KW
Curr Opin Urol 1999 Mar;9(2):143-51. doi: 10.1097/00042307-199903000-00009. PMID: 10726085

Prognosis

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Adrenal Cortical Tumors.
Mete O, Erickson LA, Juhlin CC, de Krijger RR, Sasano H, Volante M, Papotti MG
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):155-196. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09710-8. PMID: 35288842Free PMC Article
Adrenal myelolipomas.
Calissendorff J, Juhlin CC, Sundin A, Bancos I, Falhammar H
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Nov;9(11):767-775. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00178-9. PMID: 34450092Free PMC Article
Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
Review of primary extra-adrenal myelolipoma of the thorax.
Shen C, Zhou K, Lai Y, Fan J, Liu L, Che G
J Surg Res 2017 Jan;207:131-137. Epub 2016 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.076. PMID: 27979469
Image-guided ablation of adrenal tumors.
Ethier MD, Beland MD, Mayo-Smith W
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2013 Dec;16(4):262-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2013.08.008. PMID: 24238381

Clinical prediction guides

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Adrenal Cortical Tumors.
Mete O, Erickson LA, Juhlin CC, de Krijger RR, Sasano H, Volante M, Papotti MG
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):155-196. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09710-8. PMID: 35288842Free PMC Article
Circulating microRNAs in adrenal tumors.
Igaz P
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2019 Jun;26(3):155-159. doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000472. PMID: 30801265
Adrenal myelolipoma: a comprehensive review.
Decmann Á, Perge P, Tóth M, Igaz P
Endocrine 2018 Jan;59(1):7-15. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s12020-017-1473-4. PMID: 29164520
Contemporary imaging of incidentally discovered adrenal masses.
Wale DJ, Wong KK, Viglianti BL, Rubello D, Gross MD
Biomed Pharmacother 2017 Mar;87:256-262. Epub 2017 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.090. PMID: 28063406
Image-guided ablation of adrenal tumors.
Ethier MD, Beland MD, Mayo-Smith W
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2013 Dec;16(4):262-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2013.08.008. PMID: 24238381

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence and Characteristics of Adrenal Tumors and Myelolipomas in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Nermoen I, Falhammar H
Endocr Pract 2020 Nov;26(11):1351-1365. doi: 10.4158/EP-2020-0058. PMID: 33471666

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