Thoracic myelolipoma
Thoracic myelolipomas are extremely rare entities; only ~3% of myelolipomas are thought to occur in the thorax. When do occur in the thorax they can manifest as
- mediastinal myelolipoma: most occur in the posterior mediastinum
- intrapulmonary myelolipoma (much less common)
- endobronchial myelolipoma
Pathology
As with myelolipomas in general they considered a benign tumor composed of mature adipose tissue and normal hematopoietic cells .
Radiographic features
CT chest
Features can be variable dependent on location. CT may be able to identify fat components within the lesion. They generally tend to be small lesions (<5 cm ). Pulmonary myelolipomas are mostly seen as small nodules,
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