Huge renal angiomyolipoma presenting with bleeding in a 76-year-old woman. Case report

Renal angiomyolipoma is a rare, benign and hypervascular tumour. Its symptoms may be acute, with severe bleeding, or protracted, few and recurrent, due to bleeding and pressure. A symptomatic case is presented. The patient seems to be the oldest on record, and with the longest-lasting symptoms and t...

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Published inScandinavian journal of urology and nephrology Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 235
Main Authors Olesen, L L, Gram-Hansen, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1990
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Female
Hemangioma - pathology
Hemangioma - surgery
Hemorrhage - surgery
Humans
Kidney - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
Lipoma - pathology
Lipoma - surgery
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Summary:Renal angiomyolipoma is a rare, benign and hypervascular tumour. Its symptoms may be acute, with severe bleeding, or protracted, few and recurrent, due to bleeding and pressure. A symptomatic case is presented. The patient seems to be the oldest on record, and with the longest-lasting symptoms and the biggest tumour.
ISSN:0036-5599
DOI:10.3109/00365599009180867