Rare Adrenal Gland Emergencies: A Case Series of Giant Myelolipoma Presenting With Massive Hemorrhage and Abscess

Introduction: Adrenal Myelolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm, which contains mature adipose tissue and variable amounts of haematopoietic elements. Most lesions are small and asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during autopsy or imaging studies performed for other reasons. Case Presentation: Here we reported a series of two cases of giant myelolipomas of the adrenal gland; first one the largest tumor reported so far presented with massive hemorrhage and the second case introduced with its rare unreported presentation of adrenal myelolipomas i.e. a large abscess. Discussion: Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare and asymptomatic tumor usually discovered incidentally in less than 1% of population on autopsy or imaging performed for other reasons. There is an increasing incidence of large adrenal myelolipoma (> 10 cm) presenting with life threatening and recurrent retroperitoneal hemorrhage along with other complications as abscess. To avoid such a life-threatening situation, authors recommend close monitoring and consideration of urgent surgical intervention for tumors larger than 4 cm at presentation or increase in size or change in appearance during follow-up.

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