title: Aggressive renal angiomyolipoma extending into the renal vein and inferior vena cava - an uncommon entity.
abstract: Renal angiomyolipoma is recognised as a benign hamartomatous lesion with no obvious malignant potential. However, the tumour may show extrarenal/perinephric extension at times. Rarely, the lesion may extend into the renal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) indicating aggressive behaviour. We present a case of an angiomyolipoma of the kidney with sonographic, CT and MRI evidence of extension into the renal vein and IVC.
authors.affiliation: Delta Heart Centre, 70-K, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vishal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*