title: Aggressive Angiomyolipomas: the Clandestine Epithelioid Variant.
abstract: Epithelioid angiomyolipoma is a rare mesenchymal derived neoplasm of the kidney. Thought to be a variant of classical angiomyolipoma, a benign tumour, its malignant potential has been highlighted by case reports of loco-regional and distant metastasis. Given the potentially adverse clinical course associated with epithelioid angiomyolipoma compared to classical angiomyolipoma, the distinction and comprehensive histological characterisation of this rare entity is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maré
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Shehan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wickramasinghe
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ilie
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mulcahy
keywords: Angiomyolipoma; Computed tomography; Renal cell carcinoma