Angiomyolipoma of kidney.
Angiomyolipoma is an uncommon benign tumour accounting for less than 1% of all surgically excised tumours of the kidney. It may present as an isolated lesion or in association with tuberous sclerosis. An impalpable tumour is often detected incidentally during investigation of a case for some urinary tract pathology. CT scan has proved to be a useful investigation for pre-operative diagnosis; it may however, be of no value if the fat content of the tumour is low. Here a case of angiomyolipoma of left kidney is reported where pre-operative diagnosis was suggested by CT scan and histopathology confirmed it.
Marya
S K
SK
Department of Surgery, Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak.
Singh
M
M
Garg
P
P
Jain
K
K
Sharma
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D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed