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. 2014 Jan 1;8(1):1–12. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v8i1.1551

Table 2.

Facts and figures about myelolipoma

Facts and figures about myelolipomas:

  • - <1% of autopsies

  • - 7–15% of incidental adrenal masses

  • - 6th–8th decade

  • - 14% of myelolipomas are extra-adrenal

  • - 50% of Extra-adrenal Myelolipomas (EAMLs) are presacral & retroperitoneal

  • - Hemorrhage is common in larger lesions (>10cm) with male predominance 89%

  • - 20% of adrenal myelolipomas show calcifications

  • - 10% of myelolipomas are symptomatic

  • - 10% associated with endocrine disorders

  • - Surgery is indicated in lesion more than 9 cm