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Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy
Joint Authors
Amann, Kerstin U.
Uder, Michael
Agaimy, Abbas
Schwab, Siegfried A.
Kufer, Verena
Büttner, Maike
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present the case of a 55-year-old patient with a history of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation because of acute myeloid leukaemia.
An incidental 4 × 3 cm measuring renal mass was detected while performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for lumbago.
The lesion was suspected to be either a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or a leukemic infiltration.
To decide about further treatment a percutaneous core needle biopsy was performed.
Histology showed a monotypic angiomyolipoma, a relatively rare benign renal lesion.
Interestingly, in cross-sectional imaging, angiomyolipoma was not taken into differential diagnostic account because of lack of a fatty component.
Due to bleeding after biopsy the feeding artery of the tumor was occluded by microcoils.
This case demonstrates the utility of biopsy of renal tumors, in particular when small tumor-like lesions are incidentally detected to decide about the right treatment and thereby avoiding nephrectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kufer, Verena& Schwab, Siegfried A.& Büttner, Maike& Agaimy, Abbas& Uder, Michael& Amann, Kerstin U.. 2012. Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kufer, Verena…[et al.]. Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kufer, Verena& Schwab, Siegfried A.& Büttner, Maike& Agaimy, Abbas& Uder, Michael& Amann, Kerstin U.. Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507064
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507064