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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2015; 3(9): 853-860
Published online Sep 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i9.853
Published online Sep 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i9.853
Two case reports of bilateral adrenal myelolipomas
Yu Yang, Lin-Yang Ye, Bo Yu, Jia-Xiang Guo, Qian Liu, Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China
Yun Chen, BrightstarTech, Inc., Clarksburg, MD 20871, United States
Author contributions: Yang Y, Ye LY, Yu B, and Chen Y conceived and designed the clinical studies; Yang Y, Ye LY, Yu B, Guo JX and Liu Q performed the clinical studies and contributed in management of the patients; Yang Y and Chen Y prepared and revised the paper along with managing the case; Chen Y gave final approval of manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the First Affiliated Hospital of PLA General Hospital, China.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Correspondence to: Yun Chen, MD, PhD, BrightstarTech, Inc., 23102 Meadow Mist Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871, United States. yun.chen@brightstartechinc.com
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Received: March 20, 2015
Peer-review started: March 24, 2015
First decision: May 13, 2015
Revised: May 30, 2015
Accepted: June 30, 2015
Article in press: July 2, 2015
Published online: September 16, 2015
Peer-review started: March 24, 2015
First decision: May 13, 2015
Revised: May 30, 2015
Accepted: June 30, 2015
Article in press: July 2, 2015
Published online: September 16, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare adrenal benign tumor. It is not easy to get diagnosed with the tumor due to lack of obvious clinical symptoms and signs in early stage. This report discusses clinical, imaging diagnostic and histopathological features in two patients with bilateral adrenal myelolipomas as well as a two-stage surgical strategy for removal of the adrenal tumors. Understanding clinical, imaging diagnostic and histopathological features of bilateral adrenal myelolipomas will facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment of this condition.