Parasitic arterial supply to renal angiomyolipoma.
A case of a large renal angiomyolipoma in a relatively asymptomatic female subject without tuberous sclerosis is presented. The case demonstrates a parasitized blood supply from a lumbar artery and the superior mesenteric artery, in addition to the characteristic angiographic features that have been reported previously. A parasitized blood supply to renal masses has been considered previously to be associated with malignant processes. It is emphasized that parasitization of a blood supply by a renal mass lesion is not definite evidence of malignancy.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008067:Lipoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging