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Angiomyolipoma of the Thoracic Wall: An Extremely Rare Diagnostic Challenge
Joint Authors
Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos
Kostidou, Eleni
Goula, Kalliroi
Gemenetzis, George
Smyrniotis, Vassilios
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Extrarenal angiomyolipoma (AML) is an extremely uncommon lesion, accounting for less than 9% of all angiomyolipomas.
We present a previously unreported case of a rarely located gigantic extrarenal angiomyolipoma at the posterolateral chest wall of a 35-year-old woman.
Clinically, the lesion had all the characteristics of a benign tumor, being soft in palpation, painless, and growing in size in a slow rate.
Histologically, the lesion consisted of convoluted thick-walled blood vessels without an elastic layer, interlacing fascicles of smooth muscle, and mature adipose tissue, features consistent with an angiomyolipoma.
The mass was surgically removed, without any postoperative complications, and the patient has an uneventful postoperative course.
Signs of local recurrence have not been observed.
The purpose of this brief report is to point out the necessity of including angiomyolipoma in the differential diagnosis of adipose layer lesions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gemenetzis, George& Kostidou, Eleni& Goula, Kalliroi& Smyrniotis, Vassilios& Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos. 2014. Angiomyolipoma of the Thoracic Wall: An Extremely Rare Diagnostic Challenge. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gemenetzis, George…[et al.]. Angiomyolipoma of the Thoracic Wall: An Extremely Rare Diagnostic Challenge. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gemenetzis, George& Kostidou, Eleni& Goula, Kalliroi& Smyrniotis, Vassilios& Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos. Angiomyolipoma of the Thoracic Wall: An Extremely Rare Diagnostic Challenge. Case Reports in Surgery. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034984
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034984