Recurrent retroperitoneal extra-renal angiomyolipoma: A case report and review of literature

Narjes Mohammadzadeh; Soroush Kohansal; Amir Ghasemlouei

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104230

Recurrent retroperitoneal extra-renal angiomyolipoma: A case report and review of literature

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Jul 31:81:104230. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104230. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Narjes Mohammadzadeh¹, Soroush Kohansal², Amir Ghasemlouei¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Angiomyolipoma (AML) is the most prevalent renal mesenchymal neoplasm that almost always involves kidneys.

Case presentation: We present a rare condition of retroperitoneal extra-renal angiomyolipoma which relapsed after 4 years that caused acute abdominal pain.

Discussion: The liver is the most common site of extrarenal angiomyolipoma. Abdominal pain is the most common complaint of extra-renal angiomyolipoma. Computed tomography angiography is the best way for angiomyolipoma diagnosis and surgery and post-surgery chemotherapy is the way for its treatment.

Conclusion: extrarenal angiomyolipoma is an extremely rare condition that patients should be followed up for over 5 years by appropriate radiologic imaging.

Keywords: Angiomyolipoma; Extra-renal angiomyolipoma.

Publication types

Case Reports