| Back to Homepage | Case 400 | Surgical Pathology Case |
| CLINICAL INFORMATION | ||
| A 44 years old female was incidentally found to have a large abdominal mass during a clinical image study for other indication. The mass appeared superior to the left kidney. The mass was resected. | ||
| GROSS DESCRIPTION | ||
| The specimen consists of a well encapsulated mass measuring 18 × 17 × 14 cm. The left adrenal gland is noted on one side that is incorporated with the mass. The cut surface of the mass reveals a mixture of pale-yellow soft tissue and red and dark red hemorrhage and necrosis. | ||
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| MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION | ||
| Microscopically, multiple sections of the lesion from different areas reveal mature adipose tissue and trilineage myeloid cells at various development stage. | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | ||
| Adrenal myelolipoma | ||
| Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE Photo: Zenggang Pan Discussion: Zenggang Pan | ||
