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ANGIOMYOLIPOMA OF THE KIDNEY WITH EXTENSION INTO THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA
Author(s) -
Hibi Hatsuki,
Takashi Munehisa,
Yamada Yukitaka,
Yamamoto Masanori,
Shimoji Toshio
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1995.tb00010.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , angiomyolipoma , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , hamartoma , kidney , ultrasonography , computed tomography , abdominal ultrasonography , pathology
Renal angiomyolipoma is a benign, nonaggressive hamartoma which rarely invades the vascular system. A case of angiomyolipoma of the right kidney with extension into the inferior vena cava, detected by ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT scanning), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is presented. This tumor was found incidentally in a 31‐year‐old female who underwent CT scanning for unrelated abdominal problems. To our knowledge, only eight cases of angiomyolipoma with caval involvement have been reported in the world medical literature.