Myelolipoma with adrenocortical adenoma: An unusual combination that can resemble carcinoma

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-105

  Al Brahim, Nabeel ^c   Asa, Sylvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Adrenal; Carcinoma; Myelolipoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOLIPOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOLIPOMA; ORGAN SIZE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35348897190     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-007-0019-3     Document Type: Article

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