Bilateral Posterior Mediastinal Primary Myelolipoma

Publication date: Available online 8 May 2018 Source:The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Author(s): Ishan Goel, Parul Kaushik, Rama Anand Myelolipoma(ML) is an uncommon benign mesenchymal tumor consisting of mature adipocytes and hemopoietic elements mostly found in adrenal glands. Bilateral posterior mediastinal primary myelolipoma presents extremely rarely and only 11 such occurrences have been previously described. With no definite symptoms, pathological evaluation is essential for diagnosis. Here the authors present a case of a 63-year old man diagnosed with bilateral posterior mediastinal primary myelolipoma on basis of radiological findings who underwent surgical resection via video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). The aim of this report is to show the diagnosis of an unusual mediastinal lesion and improve understanding of this disease
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research