Adrenal myelolipoma presenting with spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage demonstrated on computed tomography and angiogram - A case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 228-230

  Chng, S M ^a   Lin, M B K ^b   Ng, F C ^b   Chng, H C ^b   Khoo, T K ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adrenal tumour; Computed tomography; Retroperitoneal haematoma; Tumour embolisation

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOLIPOMA; RADIOGRAPHY; RENAL ARTERY; RETROPERITONEUM; RUPTURE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOLIPOMA; RENAL ARTERY; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036515849     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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