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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology 2022; 06(02): 099-101
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749071
Case Report

Transradial Embolization of Hemorrhagic Adrenal Myelolipoma

Griffin Mcnamara
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States
,
Ahmed Abdelbaki
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States
,
Jeremy Mccarver 
2   Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
,
David Owens
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States
,
Ali Malik 
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States
,
Keith Pereira
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States
,
Alejandro Mendez
1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, United States
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Abstract

Adrenal myelolipomas are largely benign, non-functioning, and asymptomatic adrenal tumors found incidentally on imaging. These tumors have an extremely low incidence and are exceedingly rare. We report a case of trans-radial embolization of hemorrhagic adrenal myelolipoma.

Keywords

adrenal - embolization - myelolipoma


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Article published online:
12 July 2022

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