title: Angiomyolipoma of the rib: A rare case report.
abstract: Angiomyolipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor, most commonly arising from the kidney. With the exception of the liver, extrarenal angiomyolipoma is an infrequent entity that may be misdiagnosed as other tumors. Angiomyolipoma occurring in the skeleton is an extremely rare occurrence and often difficult to differentiate from other bone diseases. We herein present a case of angiomyolipoma in the rib of a 44-year-old male patient, a highly unusual location for this type of tumor. Angiomyolipoma of the skeleton usually exhibits an infiltrative tendency. Although this clinical entity is rare, angiomyolipoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skeletal lesions, particularly in patients presenting with imaging findings of fat within the lesions.
authors: Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
authors: Guang-Xiang
authors: GX
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
authors: Mao-Hua
authors: MH
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Radiology, Mianzhu Renai Hospital, Deyang, Sichuan 618200, P.R. China.
authors: Chang-Lie
authors: CL
authors: Hu
authors: Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
authors: Guang-Cai
authors: GC
authors: Tang
authors: Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China.
authors: Fu-Gang
authors: FG
authors: Han
keywords: angiomyolipoma; computed tomography; rib; skeleton