Adrenal lipoma
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An adrenal lipoma is an extremely rare macroscopic fat containing-containing adrenal lesion. with, with only a handful of cases described in the literature 1.
Pathology
Like other lipomas elsehwreelsewhere in the body, they are benign tumours of mesenchymal origin that contain mature fatty tissue and are surrounded by a fibrous capsule.
Radiographic features
CT/MRI
Appears as a well-circumscribed, homogeneous, fatty lesion with minimal or no soft-tissue attenuation / signal within the lesion.
DiffernentialDifferential diagnosis
For macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesions consider
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adrenal myelolipoma: most common macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesion
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See also
-<p>An <strong>adrenal lipoma</strong> is an extremely rare macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesion. with only a handful of cases described in literature<sup> 1</sup>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Like other <a href="/articles/lipoma">lipomas</a> elsehwre in the body, they are benign tumours of mesenchymal origin that contain mature fatty tissue and are surrounded by a fibrous capsule.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>CT/MRI</h5><p>Appears as a well-circumscribed, homogeneous, fatty lesion with minimal or no soft-tissue attenuation / signal within the lesion.</p><h4>Differnential diagnosis</h4><p>For macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesions consider</p><ul><li>-<a href="/articles/adrenal-myelolipoma">adrenal myelolipoma</a>: most common macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesion.</li></ul><h4>See also </h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/fat-containing-adrenal-lesions">fat containing adrenal lesions</a></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>- +<p>An <strong>adrenal lipoma</strong> is an extremely rare macroscopic fat-containing adrenal lesion, with only a handful of cases described in the literature<sup> 1</sup>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Like other <a href="/articles/lipoma">lipomas</a> elsewhere in the body, they are benign tumours of mesenchymal origin that contain mature fatty tissue and are surrounded by a fibrous capsule.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>CT/MRI</h5><p>Appears as a well-circumscribed, homogeneous, fatty lesion with minimal or no soft-tissue attenuation / signal within the lesion.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>For macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesions consider</p><ul><li>
- +<a href="/articles/adrenal-myelolipoma">adrenal myelolipoma</a>: most common macroscopic fat containing adrenal lesion</li></ul><h4>See also </h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/fat-containing-adrenal-lesions">fat-containing adrenal lesions</a></li></ul>
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- Gastrointestinal
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