title: A giant renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in a patient with septo-optic dysplasia (SOD).
abstract: Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare benign renal tumor occurring in about 0.3 to 3% of the general population. Most frequently it takes the form of small single tumors occurring sporadically or accompanying tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville-Pringle disease). In some cases the tumor may reach a very large size and be a cause of various serious complications. This case description concerns a 26-year-old female patient, suffering from hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism and binocular blindness during the course of septo-optic dysplasia, in whom a giant, left renal AML was diagnosed and treated surgically. According to the authors' knowledge this was the first reported case of a huge size AML in a patient with de Morsier syndrome.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cichocki
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sosnowski
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jablonowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D025962:Septo-Optic Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications