26 May 2022>: Articles
Anterior Mediastinal Myelolipoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Unusual clinical course
Amnah Hassan AlSaffar A* , Ahmed Mohammed AlEssa A , Tarek AlSharkawy A , Naela B. Alamoudi E , Fahd A. Makhdom EDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936005
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936005
Table 1. Demographic table of clinical characteristics of patients with mediastinal location.
Sex | Age | Presenting symptom | Site | Another finding | Size | Medical history | Reference |
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M | 68 | Check-up (incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | No | 3 cm | None | []20 |
F | 60 | Coughing and expectoration for 1 month | Posterior mediastinum | No | 3.7 cm | Thalassemia and splenomegaly for 10 years | []21 |
F | 68 | Palpitation, chest tightness, and shortness of breath | Posterior mediastinum | No | 1.5 cm | Paroxysmal hypertension, DM-2 | []21 |
F | 74 | Incidental | Posterior mediastinum | Multifocal, adrenal myelolipoma | 4 cm | Myelolipoma of the left adrenal gland 12 years earlier | []17 |
M | 56 | Not mentioned | Posterior mediastinum | No | 4.3 cm | None | []22 |
F | 70 | Elevated CEA Level Of 7.0 Ng/Ml (incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | No | 2.8 cm | Colon cancer (13 years ago), smoking | []23 |
M | 54 | Check-up (incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | Bilateral | 7 cm, 3.8 cm | None | []4 |
M | 74 | Check-up (incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | No | 7.5 cm | HTN | []24 |
M | 50 | Check-up (incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | Splenectomy, liver biopsy (splenic congestion, and hemosiderin deposits in both the spleen and the liver) | 5.6 cm | Congenital dyserythropoiesis, secondary hemosiderosis, and HTN | []16 |
M | 79 | Check-up (incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | Multiple, bilateral | 1.9 cm, 4 cm, 7.5 cm | Hypertension, nephrosclerosis, and alcoholic liver hepatitis | []25 |
F | 64 | Asymptomatic leukocytosis of unknown origin | Posterior mediastinum | No | 2.5 cm | Ischemic heart disease, non-toxic, nodular goiter, asthma, and DM-2 | []26 |
M | 65 | Persistent low back pain | Posterior mediastinum | No | 3 cm | None | []27 |
M | 34 | Not mentioned | Posterior mediastinum | No | 2.6 cm | Beta-thalassemia major with normal routine blood test results | []28 |
F | 68 | Dull back pain and a cough for 8 months | Posterior mediastinum | Two lesions | 10 cm, 9 cm | Anemia and well controlled DM-2 | []12 |
M | 72 | Acute polyarthralgia (Incidental) | Posterior mediastinum | Multiple, bilateral | 4.4 cm (largest) | Smoking for the last 40 years, mild respiratory symptoms | []29 |
F | 83 | Autopsy | Posterior mediastinum | Adrenal Adenoma | 4 cm | HTN, DM-2, hyperuricaemia, coronary artery disease, and COPD | []30 |
M | 33 | Enlarging anterior mediastinal mass | Anterior mediastinum | No | 3.4 cm | Congenital aortic stenosis | []31 |