title: Angiomyolipoma with cavoatrial extension.
abstract: In this paper, we report a case of angiomyolipoma with cavoatrial extension in a 55-yr-old woman. Multislice computed tomography revealed a hypodense mass extending into the right atrium through the right renal vein and inferior vena cava without a renal mass. The patient underwent surgery, and right atrial mass was resected. Pathologic evaluation revealed a tumor consisting of mature adipose tissue, smooth muscle and vessels consistent with angiomyolipoma. Our case reminds us of the rare possibility that angiomyolipoma, which is classified as a benign tumor, may invade the inferior vena cava or right atrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yigit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akcali
authors.forename: Okkes Ibrahim
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.forename: Guven
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahriman
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ceyran
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balkanli
mesh_terms: D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology