Bilateral Renal Angiomyolipomas with Invasion of the Renal Vein: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Christopher Blick,
Navin Ravindranath,
A. Muneer,
A. P. Jones
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2008.29
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , angiomyolipoma , malignancy , medicine , pathology , renal vein , kidney
An angiomyolipoma (AML) is usually a benign, rare, and, more commonly, a unilateral renal tumour. Bilateral tumours are very rare, particularly in the absence of tuberous sclerosis complex. Only in a few isolated cases have features of malignancy been associated with an AML. We present a unique case of bilateral AMLs mimicking invasive tumours in the absence of any other features of tuberous sclerosis complex.
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