# Concurrent Courses: Exploring the Synchronous Occurrence of Hepatic Myelolipoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

**Authors:** Syed Yasir Afaque, Lucy Gossage, Cheika Kennedy, Samiya Ibrahim, Katie Walter

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84216 · 2025-05-16

## TL;DR

This case report describes a rare instance of a patient with both hepatic myelolipoma and hepatocellular carcinoma.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in documenting a synchronous occurrence of hepatic myelolipoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, which is exceptionally rare.

## Key findings

- A patient was found to have a massive hepatic myelolipoma along with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- The patient underwent tumor resection following multidisciplinary team evaluation.

## Abstract

Myelolipomas are benign, nonfunctioning neoplasms that most commonly arise in the adrenal glands and constitute a recognisable subset of adrenal masses. They are primarily composed of haematopoietic cells and fatty tissues. Hepatic myelolipoma is extremely rare, with only 11 cases previously recorded in English medical literature. It is usually an incidental finding. Hepatic myelolipomas are most often identified by ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and diagnosis is confirmed with histopathology. In this case report, we describe an exceptionally uncommon case in which a patient presented with aberrant and nonspecific symptoms. He was discovered to have a massive hepatic myelolipoma, as well as elements of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). He underwent tumour resection after being carefully reviewed by the sarcoma multidisciplinary team (MDT).

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** hepatocellular carcinoma (MONDO:0007256)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** sarcoma (MESH:D012509), Hepatic Myelolipoma (MESH:D018209), tumour (MESH:D009369), HCC (MESH:D006528), fatty (MESH:D008067)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

6 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12168885/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12168885