Martínez CO, Nuez VM, Domínguez PN, Vilorio HP, Pereira PM

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Suprarenal myelolipomas are infrequent benign tumors formed by adipose and hematopoietic tissue. They are considered to be incidentalomas because they are found and diagnosed accidentally in imaging studies intended for abdominal or lumbar problems, or in routine checkups. Suprarenal myelolipomas are almost always hormonally inactive. They are operated on when they are large, and they usually remain stable during their natural evolution.
Objectives: Identify the characteristics of suprarenal myelolipomas and describe their natural evolution.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted of 17 patients with suprarenal myelolipomas diagnosed by computerized axial tomography from January 2006 to April 2018. Clinical, hormonal and tomographic variables were analyzed initially in 17 patients and evolutionarily in 5 non-operated patients. Summary measurements were used for qualitative variables (number and percentages) and for quantitative variables (mean and standard deviation).
Results: Mean age was 52.9 years and sex distribution was 13 women and 4 men (ratio of 3.2:1). Computerized axial tomography was indicated for 11 patients with pain symptoms. Average size was 5.6 cm. In 8 tumors the diameter was 6 cm or more. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed on 9 patients. During natural evolution, which averaged 5 years and 1 month, one female patient experienced growth of her two bilateral masses, and the one on the right side was removed for it exceeded 6 cm.
Conclusions: The study suprarenal myelolipomas were large, benign and caused pain symptoms. Most were hormonally inactive. In evolutionary terms, growth was very infrequent and there was no malignant transformation or development of endocrine hyperfunction.