Open AccessIleal angiomyolipoma manifested by small intestinal intussusception
Author(s) -
Chang Ho Lee,
Jong Hun Kim,
Doo Hyun Yang,
Yong Seung Hwang,
Myoung Jae Kang,
Young Kon Kim,
Min Ro Lee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.1398
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , angiomyolipoma , medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , hamartoma , immunohistochemistry , small intestine , ileum , gastroenterology , pathology , kidney , radiology
Angiomyolipomas (AMLs), a form of benign mesenchymal hamartoma, arise primarily in the kidneys of patients with or without tuberous sclerosis. Extra-renal AMLs are very rare and are most commonly found in the liver. AMLs of the small intestine are exceedingly rare. Here, a case of a 28-year-old man, who presented with ileal intussusception caused by ileal AML is reported. The clinicopathological and immunohistochemical findings of ileal AMLs are discussed and the literature on small intestinal AMLs is reviewed.