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Lipoadenoma of the adrenal gland: report of a rare entity and review of literature.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Adrenal lipoadenoma is an extremely rare tumor. Only four cases have been reported so far. The authors reported a case of adrenal lipoadenoma in a 46-year-old man with the history of abdominal pain. The present case, manifesting as a nonfunctional adrenal tumor, is characteristically comprised of a mixture of mature adipocytes and adrenocortical cells. We also reviewed this tumor in different organs which have been published in the literature.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Jiadi Luo, Lingjiao Chen, Qiuyuan Wen, Lina Xu, Shuzhou Chu, Weiyuan Wang, Mohannad Ma Alnemah, Songqing Fan

Institutions: Central South University, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Xiangya Hospital Central South University

Language: English

Topic: Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2174036905

FWCI: 0.957

Cites: 18

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10