title: Epithelioid angiomyolipoma mimicking adrenal cortical carcinoma: A diagnostic pitfall.
abstract: Epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasmic variant of angiomyolipoma characterized by aggressive growth and unpredictable outcome. Cases of local recurrence and distant metastasis have been described. The histopathological diagnosis may be difficult, as EAML often mimics other neoplasms. This is the case report of a 39-year-old male patient with EAML, which was initially diagnosed as adrenal cortical carcinoma, due to the lack of cooperation between clinicians and pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań 60-355, Poland.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komarowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań 60-355, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bednarek-Rajewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań 60-355, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kański
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań 60-355, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janicka-Jedyńska
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań 60-355, Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gut
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań 60-355, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruchała
keywords: adrenal cortical carcinoma; epithelioid angiomyolipoma; histopathological diagnosis