A Rare Case of Catecholamine-Secreting Adrenal Myelolipoma

Authors

  • Veenu Jain Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8943-7272
  • Anshita Aggarwal Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Bindu Kulshreshtha Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Preeti Singh Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Hemant Goel Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Keywords:

adrenal myelolipoma, hypertension, nor-metanephrine

Abstract

Adrenal myelolipoma (AML) is a rare, benign, asymptomatic, nonfunctioning tumor of the adrenal cortex detected incidentally. AML can be accompanied by several other endocrine disorders simultaneously. Here, we report a case of a 36-year-old woman with primary hypothyroidism and metabolic syndrome accompanied by severe hypertension and pheochromocytoma. However, histopathological examination of the excised adrenal gland confirmed myelolipoma. Following surgery, her plasma nor-metanephrine levels decreased to normal values and the patient became normotensive, which suggested that the mass was functioning.

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Author Biographies

Veenu Jain, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Department of Endocrinology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Anshita Aggarwal, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Department of Endocrinology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Bindu Kulshreshtha, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Department of Endocrinology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi,India

Preeti Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Department of Pathology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Hemant Goel, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Department of Urology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Published

2025-01-27

How to Cite

Jain, V., Aggarwal, A., Kulshreshtha, B., Singh, P., & Goel, H. (2025). A Rare Case of Catecholamine-Secreting Adrenal Myelolipoma. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies. Retrieved from https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/3137

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