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The diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal lipomatous tumours in Chinese patients: A 31-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT: Adrenal lipomatous tumours (ALTs) are rarely encountered in clinical practice and consequently little is known about their clinical features.We analyze the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of ALTs based on cases presenting at a single centre over a 31-year period. We reviewed clinical data from patients with primary adrenal tumours treated at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai between January 1980 and December 2010.A total of 73 cases of primary ALTs in 22 men and 51 women (mean age 51.1±14.2 years) were reviewed. The ALTs included 65 myelolipomas (89.0%), 3 lipomas (4.1%), 2 angiomyolipomas (2.7%), 2 teratomas (2.7%), and 1 liposarcoma (1.4%). Of the total 73 patients, 24 of them had tumours in the left adrenal gland, 47 in the right gland and 2 had bilateral tumours. In total, 51 patients underwent open surgery and 22 laparoscopic surgery.Myelolipoma is predominant among the various types of lipomatous adrenal gland tumours; it accounts for about 90% of all cases. Surgery is recommended for tumours ?3.5 cm in diameter, for all cases of symptomatic tumour, and for cases of teratoma or liposarcoma identified by preoperative imaging.

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3956831 | biostudies-other | 2014 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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The diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal lipomatous tumours in Chinese patients: A 31-year follow-up study.

Zhao Juping J   Sun Fukang F   Jing Xiaolong X   Zhou Wenlong W   Huang Xin X   Wang Haofei H   Zhu Yu Y   Yuan Fei F   Shen Zhoujun Z  

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada 20140301 3-4

<h4>Introduction</h4>Adrenal lipomatous tumours (ALTs) are rarely encountered in clinical practice and consequently little is known about their clinical features.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyze the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of ALTs based on cases presenting at a single centre over a 31-year period. We reviewed clinical data from patients with primary adrenal tumours treated at the Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai between January 1980 and December 2010.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 73 cases of  ...[more]