Resection of a staggering 36-cm angiomyolipoma
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https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.889Abstract
Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are benign tumours characterized byfat, smooth muscle and vascular components. Epithelioid AML
is a recognized variant of AML that is comprised of epithelioid
smooth muscle cells. We present a case of a 41-year-old male who
presented with light-headedness, dizziness, right-sided abdominal
pain and, on subsequent computed tomography, was found to
have an enormous right kidney mass characteristic of an AML.
The patient underwent preoperative selective arterial embolization
followed by a right radical nephrectomy. The pathology revealed a
36-cm AML with focal epithelioid features. Although uncommon,
AMLs can present as enormous retroperitoneal masses.
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Gayed, B. A., Jacobs, B. L., Gibbons, E. P., & Hrebinko, R. L. (2013). Resection of a staggering 36-cm angiomyolipoma. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 4(4), E97-E99. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.889
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