The radiological diagnosis and management of angiomylipoma of tuberous sclerosis.
Angiomyolipomas produce pathognomonic appearances on modern imaging methods and a tissue diagnosis is no longer required particularly when multiple tubers can be confidently diagnosed and if a CT brain scan shows periventricular calcifications. As the renal tumours are benign every effort must be made to preserve normal renal tissue. Symptomatic or large tumours can be effectively treated by transcatheter embolisation with a reduction in the size of the tumour and control of intratumoural haemorrhage.
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D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis