A case of angiomyolipoma presenting as a huge retroperitoneal mass.
A 60-year-old man was admitted to Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan, with general fatigue and epigastric fullness. A large mass was palpated on whole abdomen and abdominal computed tomography scan showed a large lobulated fatty mass surrounding the right kidney, which indicated the existence of angiomyolipoma arising from the right kidney. The tumor was success-fully resected through a thoracoabdominal incision. The total weight of the resected specimen was 3500 g, apparently the largest angiomyolipoma resected by operation in Japan.
Tsutsumi
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Department of Urology, Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan. masakazu.tsutsumi@ibabyo.hitachi.co.jp
Yamauchi
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Tsukamoto
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Ishikawa
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D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*