Open AccessEpithelioid angiomyolipoma of the pancreas: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Qingqing Zhu,
Zhiwei Niu,
Feidan Yu,
Yan Wu,
Guangbin Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i8.1931
Subject(s) - medicine , angiomyolipoma , pancreas , general surgery , radiology , pathology , kidney
Angiomyolipomas (AMLs), belonging to the family of mesenchymal tumors, are considered benign lesions that occur mostly in the kidney or as a part of tuberous sclerosis. Epithelioid AML (EAML) is a rare type of AML that appears to have malignant potential. Extrarenal AMLs usually occur in the liver according to the retrieved literature reports. There have been only two previous reports of monofocal primary AML of the pancreas; however, no cases of primary monotypic EAML of the pancreas have been reported.