Partial Nephrectomy for a Massive Sporadic Renal Angiomyolipoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Albersheim-Carter, Jacob
Klein, Molly
Murugan, Paari
Weight, Christopher J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Angiomyolipomas are the most common benign tumor of the kidney, associated with Tuberous Sclerosis in 20% of cases and arising sporadically in 80% of cases.
Renal angiomyolipomas are neoplasms of mesenchymal origin with varying proportions of vasculature, smooth muscle spindle cells, and adipocytes, making management of such neoplasms a challenging endeavor.
Possible management options include partial or radical nephrectomy and segmental renal artery embolization.
Case Presentation.
A 61-year-old woman admitted for a large retroperitoneal hemorrhage was discovered to have a giant, sporadic, 3818.3 g, 30.0 × 26.5 × 18.0 cm left perinephric angiomyolipoma.
Given her hemodynamic instability upon presentation, she underwent segmental arterial embolization, followed by an open left partial nephrectomy.
Ten-month follow-up revealed no noticeable loss of renal function.
Discussion.
Literature review revealed occasional renal angiomyolipomas of comparable size, with all angiomyolipomas larger than this requiring treatment with radical nephrectomy.
Conclusion.
We show that nephron-sparing surgery may be considered in the treatment of even the largest of renal angiomyolipomas.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Albersheim-Carter, Jacob& Klein, Molly& Murugan, Paari& Weight, Christopher J.. 2016. Partial Nephrectomy for a Massive Sporadic Renal Angiomyolipoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102961
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Albersheim-Carter, Jacob…[et al.]. Partial Nephrectomy for a Massive Sporadic Renal Angiomyolipoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Urology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102961
American Medical Association (AMA)
Albersheim-Carter, Jacob& Klein, Molly& Murugan, Paari& Weight, Christopher J.. Partial Nephrectomy for a Massive Sporadic Renal Angiomyolipoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Urology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102961
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102961