GIANT ADRENAL MYELOLIPOMA

Adrenal myelolipomas are nonfunctioning benign tumors composed of hema topoietic elements and mature adipose tissue, These tumors usually rem ain small and asymptomatic; occasionally, however, they reach massive proportions and become symptomatic, To date, only two giant adrenal my elolipomas (>4,000 g) have been described in the literature. We descri be the diagnostic evaluation and the operative management of the third largest adrenal myelolipoma reported.