Rapid Extension of Renal Angiomyolipoma to Perinephric Space: A Case Report.
- Author:
Sook Hee CHUNG
1
;
Su Ah SUNG
;
Yoon Young JUNG
;
Eun Kyung KIM
;
Young Hwan HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ondahl@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiomyolipoma;
Kidney neoplasms
- MeSH:
Angiomyolipoma;
Blood Vessels;
Humans;
Kidney;
Kidney Neoplasms;
Middle Aged;
Muscle, Smooth;
Nephrectomy
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2010;29(1):94-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Angiomyolipoma is a benign neoplasm composed of fat, smooth muscles and blood vessels. We report a case of a 64-year-old man with a renal angiomyolipoma which rapidly extended to perinephric space. He had been diagnosed of having a small renal angiomyolipoma, and seven years later, a large perinephric mass was newly detected. Right nephrectomy with mass excision revealed an exophytic mass in the lower pole of right kidney which extended to perinephric space. A histological examination showed large angiomyolipomatosis. Clinicians who follow the renal angiomyolipoma should be aware of the unusual perinephric progression.
