An unusual appearance of renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma
Singapore medical journal
;
: e204-7, 2012.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a recently described rare variant of renal angiomyolipoma. It can occur in patients with or without tuberous sclerosis. We report the imaging findings of a case of epithelioid angiomyolipoma that showed the presence of fatty tissue undifferentiated from the typical angiomyolipoma at the beginning. After partial nephrectomy, tumour recurrence occurred two years later, presenting as completely solid tumours with no adipose tissue, and with invasion into the psoas muscle and left adrenal gland. Differentiation of this tumour from renal cell carcinoma is difficult. Both the radiologist and surgeon should be aware of the existence of this tumour and its potentially malignant behaviour.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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General Surgery
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Angiomyolipoma
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Kidney
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Kidney Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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