Abstract

VARGAS ROCHA, Vladimir Erik; SEGALES ROJAS, Patricia  and  VARGAS ROCHA, Brian E..   Laparoscopic resection of giant adrenal myelolipoma . Gac Med Bol [online]. 2021, vol.44, n.1, pp.108-112. ISSN 1012-2966.

Adrenal myelolipomas are benign adrenal neoplasms composed, as the name implies, of adipose tissue and myeloid (hematopoietic) tissue. They comprise between 6 and 16% of adrenal incidentalomas. The size of these tumors is variable and can vary from a few millimeters to more than 10 cm when they are called giant adrenomyelolipomas. The most common clinical presenting symptoms of adrenal myelolipomas are as follows: Abdominal pain: 22.5%, hypochondrial pain: 13.9%, flank pain: 13.9%, abdominal mass: 5.2%, and rarely, dyspnea, back pain, fever, weight loss and virilization. Presentation of the case: 61-year-old male, with the presence of a 15 x 12 cm tumor, dependent on the right adrenal gland, compressing the upper pole of the right kidney, -20 HU, compatible with giant right adrenal myelolipoma, incidental findings, during study protocol due to prostatic growth, a laparoscopic adrenal tumor resection procedure is performed, with excellent clinical results, minimal bleeding and immediate recovery. Conclusion: adrenal myelolipoma is a benign tumor that is diagnosed incidentally in most cases, it is known to be non-functional clinically, although preoperative hormonal studies should always be done. The treatment of adrenal myelolipomas depends on each clinical case, being a recommendation the surgical treatment of large tumors> 5 cm, we suggest that the laparoscopic approach be chosen, as it is the least invasive and with the lowest rate of complications, in addition of the prompt recovery of the patient.

Keywords : Myelolipoma; adrenal; laparoscopy.

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