Vojnosanitetski pregled 2014 Volume 71, Issue 4, Pages: 408-412
https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP1404408P
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Bilateral giant angiomyolipomas revealed after massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage: A case report
Petrović Slađana (Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Radiology, Niš)
Tasić Aleksandar (Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Radiology, Niš)
Mihailović Dragan (Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Institut for Pathology, Niš)
Živković Nikola (Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Institut for Pathology, Niš)
Vitanović Marija (General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Pirot)
Stojanov Dragan (Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Radiology, Niš)
Introduction. Angiomyolipomas (AML) are benign neoplasms composed of fat,
smooth muscle and thick-walled blood vessels in varying proportions. These
tumors have a significant female predominance. Case report. We reported a
61-year-old man with spontaneous rupture of AML. Computerized tomography
revealed a change in morphology of both kidneys. Multiple lesions of fat
density with dilated blood vessels were found in the left kidney. The right
retroperitoneum was obliterated with a giant heterogeneous mass originating
from the right kidney with a massive hemorrhage, active extravasations,
compression of inferior the vena cava and intraperitoneal collections. After
radical nephrectomy, histological examination revealed that the tumor was
composed of relative proportions of fat, smooth muscle and blood vessels. We
incidentally found small renal adenoma. Conclusion. The true nature of AML is
unclear, but they are usually classified as hamartomas. Angiomyolipomas are
generally benign lesions, although the epithelioid angiomyolipoma, a subtype
that occurs in about 3% of cases, can behavior aggressively.
Keywords: kidney neoplasms, angiomyolipoma, diagnosis, differential
Projekat
Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 41017