Table 2

Features of adrenal lipomas reported in the English literature

Author/year/place of publicationAge/sexSideSize/weight of adrenalPresentationFollow upRemarks
CT, computed tomography; NA, data not available.
Lange/1966/Germany5M/54Right2.5 cm/NAParoxysmal hypertensionTumour detected at necropsy
Prinz/1982/USA6F/73Right3.0 cm/NAIncidental finding by CT scan
Avinoach/1989/Israel7F/40Right1.3 cm/7 gIncidental finding at laparotomy
Ghavamian/1998/USA9F/50Left8.0 cm/NAIncidental finding by CT scanCalcification
Sharma/1998/India8M/45Right12.0 cm/225 gAbdominal pain, hypertension1 year
Current casesF/64Right8.0 cm/190 gIncidental finding by ultrasonography7 years
M/65Left2.0 cm/NAIncidental finding at necropsy
M/78Right4.5 cm/24 gIncidental finding at necropsyCalcification and ossification