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A rare benign tumor of the adrenal gland, several centimeters in diameter, composed in varying proportions of adipose tissue, lymphocytes, and primitive myeloid cells, probably a developmental abnormality.

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Diseases of the Spine in Children

Location: http://www.e-radiography.net/radpath/s/spine_disease/spine_disease.htm

MYELOLIPOMA This is a congenital condition. The child is born with a soft lump in the lumbar region, usually in the mid line and occasionally it extends to one side of the lumbar area. Cutaneous changes are sometimes seen in the form of a skin dimple. ...
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Myelolipoma of the Soft Tissue

Location: http://pathweb.uchc.edu/eAtlas/Bone/657.htm

Etiology •Unknown Pathogenesis •Probably hamartomas rather than true neoplasms., Epidemiology •Rare. General Gross Description •Tumors are round, firm, yellowish to red lesions. •Usually well demarcated and separated from surrounding tissue by a capsule. •Usually seen in the adrenal gland. General Microscopic Description •Histologically, composed of normal, adult, mature adipocytes admixed with...
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