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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 19
| Issue : 4 | Page : 236-238 |
Adrenal myelolipoma: An incidental and rare benign tumor in children
Shibsankar Barman1, Kartik Chandra Mandal1, Madhumita Mukhopadhyay2
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil RatanSircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Pathology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Kartik Chandra Mandal
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil RatanSircar Medical College and Hospital, 138 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 014, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.142019
Myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor of adrenal gland and rarer in children. Myelolipoma contains adipose tissue and myeloid precursor producing white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC) and megakaryocytes. Asymptomatic tumor does not require treatment whereas symptomatic tumor needs operation. We are reporting a rare adrenal myelolipoma in a child with review of literature.
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