Metastatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma treated with everolimus in a patient receiving hemodialysis: A case report

INTRODUCTIONA patient undergoing hemodialysis and being treated with everolimus for metastatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma has never been described in the literature, to our knowledge. CASE PRESENTATIONA 53-year-old woman who had undergone trans-arterial embolization for epithelioid angiomyolipoma wa...

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Published in:IJU case reports 2019, Vol.2 (5), p.279-282
Main Authors: Takai, Manabu, Kameyama, Koji, Toyota, Shohei, Kamei, Shingo, Yokoi, Shigeaki, Ishihara, Satoshi, Deguchi, Takashi
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:INTRODUCTIONA patient undergoing hemodialysis and being treated with everolimus for metastatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma has never been described in the literature, to our knowledge. CASE PRESENTATIONA 53-year-old woman who had undergone trans-arterial embolization for epithelioid angiomyolipoma was referred with a chief complaint about right knee pain. Hemodialysis had been started after the embolization. Needle biopsy specimens of tumors obtained from behind the right kidney and in the right femur were diagnosed as epithelioid angiomyolipoma metastases. The patient underwent treatment with everolimus and achieved a partial response after 6 months of treatment without serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONEverolimus might be effective for patients with metastatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma who are undergoing hemodialysis.
ISSN:2577-171X
DOI:10.1002/iju5.12103