RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Extra-adrenal paravertebral myelolipoma mimicking a thoracic schwannoma
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0720080561
DO 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0561
VO 2009
A1 Schittenhelm, Jens
A1 Jacob, Simon N
A1 Rutczynska, Joanna
A1 Tsiflikas, Ilias
A1 Meyermann, Richard
A1 Beschorner, Rudi
YR 2009
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.07.2008.0561.abstract
AB Myelolipoma of the adrenal gland is composed of both adipose tissue and normal haematopoietic elements. Extra-adrenal myelolipomas are rare. We present the case of a 63-year-old female patient with adenoma of the adrenal gland and an additional paravertebral lesion in the thoracic spine. Previous computed tomography of the lesion covering the nerve roots in the right T8–T9 foramina was compatible with a schwannoma. Post-mortem histopathology showed the incidental finding of a paravertebral myelolipoma.