Open AccessAdrenal angiomyolipoma: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Anil Kumar Goswami,
Anil Sharma,
Rajesh Khullar,
Vandana Soni,
Manish Baijal,
Pradeep Chowbey
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.141531
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , angiomyolipoma , magnetic resonance imaging , flank pain , surgery , radiology , kidney , pathology
Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare mesenchymal tumour arising from perivascular epithelioid cells. It is most commonly seen in kidney, but rarely AML can arise in extra renal sites. Adrenal AML is a very rare clinical entity, and very few cases have been reported so far. We present our experience with a 43-year-old female, who presented with right flank pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right adrenal mass. Laparoscopic adrenelectomy was performed, and the histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of AML. Patient was discharged uneventfully.