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Giant hemorrhagic myelolipoma in a patient with sickle cell disease

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Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare, benign tumor consisting of adipose tissue and hematopoetic elements. It is generally diagnosed as an incidental finding due to its nonfunctioning, asymptomatic nature (Meaglia and Schmidt J Urol 147:1089, 1992). With increasing size, however, as seen in this case, myelolipomas can cause flank pain and abdominal distention. This lesion was diagnosed in a young male with sickle cell disease during a vaso-occlusive crisis.

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA

    Caryn Gamss

  2. Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th st, Bronx, NY, 10467, USA

    Frank Chia, Victoria Chernyak & Alla Rozenblit

  3. Radiology Department, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th st, Bronx, NY, 10467, USA

    Caryn Gamss

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Gamss, C., Chia, F., Chernyak, V. et al. Giant hemorrhagic myelolipoma in a patient with sickle cell disease. Emerg Radiol 16, 319–322 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-008-0740-3

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