[Angiomyolipoma of the kidney]

Ann Ital Chir. 1995 Jan-Feb;66(1):109-11.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The renal angiomyolipoma is a rare, benign, no epithelial neoplasm. It is frequently associated with tuberous sclerosis, above all in young patients. It may be under an asymptomatic form, especially if it deals of a small volume neoplasm, and sometimes it becomes evident only when it occurs an haemorrhagic complication. When we have a sure diagnosis and a small tumor, the treatment is preservative; on the contrary it is surgical either for big symptomatic neoplasms or haemorrhagic complications. The authors report a clinical case of renal angiomyolipoma in a pregnant patient, who had an haemorrhagic complication and was treated with nephrectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiomyolipoma* / pathology
  • Angiomyolipoma* / surgery
  • Female
  • Fetal Death / etiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Nephrectomy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic* / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic* / surgery