Highly aggressive epithelioid renal angiomyolipoma with a very poor prognosis

Renal angiomyolipoma （AML） is hamartomas composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle and fatty tissue. In most cases, it is a tumor with benign behavior that may appear sporadically or be associated with tuberous sclerosis complex （TSC）.^1,2 Rare cases of clinically aggressive or malignant AML have bee...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2010-03, Vol.123 (6), p.765-766
Main Authors: Chen, Jun, Wang, Ping, Wang, Chao-jun, Cai, Song-liang, Ren, Guo-ping, Li, Yan-yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AML
Angiomyolipoma - pathology
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Prognosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
TSC
脂肪组织
血管平滑肌
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Summary:Renal angiomyolipoma （AML） is hamartomas composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle and fatty tissue. In most cases, it is a tumor with benign behavior that may appear sporadically or be associated with tuberous sclerosis complex （TSC）.^1,2 Rare cases of clinically aggressive or malignant AML have been reported.^3-8
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.06.024