[A case of mediastinal myelolipoma]

Kyobu Geka. 1999 Sep;52(10):869-71.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Myelolipoma is a benign tumor composed of mature adipose tissue and hematopoietic tissue. It was mainly found in the adrenal grand, but there have been reports of extra-adrenal locations. Only 7 cases of mediastinal myelolipoma have been reported ever. We have experienced a case of mediastinal myelolipoma surgically resected from a 55-year-old-man. He has visited our department because of chest pain. Chest X-ray showed typical pneumothorax, but abnormal mediastinal shadow was remarked. Chest CT showed a well circumscribed mass with fat and soft-tissue attenuation in posterior mediastinum. Lung bullectomy and mediastinal tumor resection under VATS was performed. A blue-red tumor 4 cm in diameter was resected en bloc. Pathological examination showed its composition of mature adipose tissue and hematopoietic tissue. Diagnosis was extra-adrenal myelolipoma. No recurrent nor abnormality was found in 8 months since surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelolipoma / pathology
  • Myelolipoma / surgery*
  • Thoracoscopy
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