title: [Bilateral renal angiomyolipoma: report of a case].
abstract: A case of bilateral renal angiomyolipoma is reported. A 21-year-old female visited our hospital with the complaint of severe left flank pain and macroscopic hematuria Bilateral renal mass was suspected from the intravenous pyelography. CT scan revealed bilateral renal angiomyolipoma accompanied by retroperitoneal bleeding. There were no symptoms or signs of tuberous sclerosis. Left partial nephrectomy and right tumor enucleation were performed uneventfully with no recurrence during 4.5 years of follow-up. Several case reports of renal angiomyolipoma have been documented; we sum up these cases with special consideration as to treatment. In the majority of the cases, nephrectomy has been performed after retroperitoneal bleeding. We emphasize that in some cases it is favorable to carry out renal-tissue-conserving operation before the occurrence of the bleeding, because the angiomyolipoma tends to rupture easily.
authors: Department of Urology, Minoo City Hospital.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Matsumiya
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Osafune
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Koide
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008067:Lipoma; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary