Epithelioid angiomyolipoma: imaging appearances

Epithelioid angiomyolipoma: imaging appearances

Epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a recently described rare variant of renal angiomyolipoma. It can occur in patients with or without tuberous sclerosis, and may potentially be malignant. We report the imaging findings from two cases of epithelioid angiomyolipoma: the first in a patient with tuberous sc...

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Published in:British journal of radiology Vol. 82; no. 984; pp. e249 - e252
Main Authors: Bharwani, N, Christmas, T J, Jameson, C, Moat, N, Sohaib, S A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England The British Institute of Radiology 01-12-2009
Subjects:
Adult
Angiomyolipoma - diagnosis
Angiomyolipoma - pathology
Angiomyolipoma - surgery
Case Report
Heart Atria - pathology
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Renal Veins - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberous Sclerosis - diagnosis
Tuberous Sclerosis - surgery
Vena Cava, Inferior - pathology
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Summary:Epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a recently described rare variant of renal angiomyolipoma. It can occur in patients with or without tuberous sclerosis, and may potentially be malignant. We report the imaging findings from two cases of epithelioid angiomyolipoma: the first in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex, arising in a horse-shoe kidney and growing into the inferior vena cava and right atrium; the second in a 62-year-old hypertensive man.
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ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr/27259024