Renal angiomyolipoma with renal vein extension

Mariam Kassimi; Omar Amriss; Hind Guerroum; Jihane Habi; Karim Belhaj; Mohamed Mahi

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.05.056

Renal angiomyolipoma with renal vein extension

Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Jun 20;16(8):2325-2327. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.05.056. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Mariam Kassimi¹, Omar Amriss², Hind Guerroum¹, Jihane Habi¹, Karim Belhaj³, Mohamed Mahi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences/Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.
² Department Radiology , Ibn Rochd of Casablanca University, Casablanca, Morocco.
³ Department of Urology, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences/Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abstract

Renal angiomyolipomas are uncommon benign tumors containing fatty tissue. Only a few cases of infiltrating angiomyolipomas have been reported. We aimed to describe a case of a 65-year-old woman presenting a peripheral angiomyolipoma of the left kidney with CT evidence of involvement of the renal vein. The lesion has been found incidentally during abdominal CT for an unrelated reason. The patient underwent surgical treatment considering the vascular extension of the lesion and the risk of thromboembolic complications. The pathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of renal AML in the upper pole of the left kidney invading the renal vein without malignancy.No post-operative complications and the evolution was favorable.

Keywords: Angiomyolipoma; Computed tomography; Renal vein.

Publication types

Case Reports