Renal angiomyolipoma with renal vein invasion

Renal angiomyolipoma with renal vein invasion

Renal angiomyolipoma is a uncommon benign tumor, considered an hamartoma. The lesion, usually benign, can be single or multiple and well-circumscribed. In letterature only few cases of infiltrating angiomyolipomas have been described. The aim of the paper is to describe a paradigmatic case of a gian...

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Main Authors: Francesca Di Cristofano, Federico Petrucci, Guglielmo Zeccolini, Genesio Leo, Calogero Cicero, Dario Del Biondo, Antonio Celia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Angiomyolipoma
Kidney
Renal vein invasion
Radical nephrectomy
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/1771
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Summary:Renal angiomyolipoma is a uncommon benign tumor, considered an hamartoma. The lesion, usually benign, can be single or multiple and well-circumscribed. In letterature only few cases of infiltrating angiomyolipomas have been described. The aim of the paper is to describe a paradigmatic case of a giant kidney angiomyolipoma, not associ- ated with tuberous sclerosis, invading the pelvis and the renal vein. The lesion have been discovered incidentally during abdominal ultrasound for other pathology. Owing to the extent of the lesion and the appreciable risk of bleeding, we opted for surgical treatment.
ISSN:1124-3562
2282-4197

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