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Giant adrenal myelolipoma

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Pathology Oncology Research

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Authors present a case of giant adrenal myelolipoma, where the tumor was hormonally inactive but caused abdominal and flank pain. The huge tumor, a 20×18×10 cm mass, was surgically removed. The ipsilateral kidney was preserved.

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  1. Department of Urology, Saint Stephen Hospital, Nagyvárad tér 1, H-1096, Budapest, Hungary

    Dénes L. Répássy, Sándor Csata & G. Sterlik

  2. Department of Pathology, Saint Stephen Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

    András Iványi

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Répássy, D.L., Csata, S., Sterlik, G. et al. Giant adrenal myelolipoma. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 7, 72–73 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03032610

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