A case-report of angiomyolipoma with hemorrhage
- Author:
Hung Quoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Angiomyolipoma;
radiography
- MeSH:
Angiomyolipoma;
radiography
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2008;0(3):73-78
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: Renal angiomyolipoma is devided into 2 types, one is solitary tumor and other is in patients with tuberous sclerosis (TB). The solitary type usually happens in middle aged women. The lesion usually appears in the right kidney. It occasionally has symptom and usually disovered incidentally. Complication is bleeding in large size tumors (> 4cm). Objective: To share experience in diagnosing and treating AML. Subject and Method: A report of a case of large angiomyyolipoma (AML) of the kidney, which ruptured into retroperitoneal space. The patient was a 53 years old women living in Hai Phong. She had clinical examinations and imaging diagnosis after hospitalization. Result and conclusion:The imaging procedures: ultrasound, Doppler, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRl) and angiography (the goal is intervention) are applied. CT is the most important procedure for diagnosis in emergency cases. Treatment by intervening radiography, tumor rectomy or renal partial resectectomy.
