Open AccessConcomitant mediastinal and extrarenal retroperitoneal angiomyolipomas in a patient who previously underwent ipsilateral radical nephrectomy
Author(s) -
Carl Sheng-Chen Wen,
YungShun Juan,
YungChin Lee,
ChunChieh Wu,
Ming-Chen Paul Shih,
ChunHsiung Huang,
Jung-Tsung Shen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1879-5234
pISSN - 1879-5226
DOI - 10.1016/j.urols.2012.11.002
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , nephrectomy , tuberous sclerosis , angiomyolipoma , mediastinum , retroperitoneal hemorrhage , retroperitoneal space , radiology , urology , surgery , kidney
The association of the tuberous sclerosis complex with angiomyolipoma (AML) arising from the retroperitoneum and mediastinum has not been reported in the literature. We present the first case in which a patient presented with a combined retroperitoneal extrarenal and posterior mediastinal AML. Interestingly, the ipsilateral retroperitoneal AML emerged 15 years after radical nephrectomy for the left renal AML