Angiomyolipoma : a report of two cases
Niger. j. surg. (Online)
;
13(1-2): 1-4, 2007.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
We report two cases of unusual renal tumours in two Nigerian adults. The first case was in a 45 year old female; who presented with an insidious onset of right upper abdominal pain with right abdominal swelling. The second case was a 33 year old pregnant lady; presenting with three week history of right lumbar pain and an accompanying mass. The various modes of radiological investigations and their significance in making a prompt diagnosis are highlighted.Method:
Abdominal ultrasound scan; intravenous urography and CT scan confirmed the presence of renal masses in both cases and the suspicion of renal malignancies were raised clinically. They both had nephrectomy.Results:
Histology report of the masses revealed angiomyolipoma (AML).Conclusions:
In a period of three years; out of twenty four solid renal tumours operated upon in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH); two were unusual. All the others were renal cell carcinoma. All diagnosis were confirmed histologically
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Case Reports
/
Angiomyolipoma
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Kidney
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Neoplasms
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Nephrectomy
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. j. surg. (Online)
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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