Renal Angiomyolipoma Associated with Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus

A 57-year-old woman was found to have an inferior vena cava involvement of a known sinusal angiomyolipoma incompletely resected three years beforehand. Intravascular extension into the IVC of angiomyolipoma has rarely been reported. We present a new case and reconsider the literature about this unco...

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Published inCase reports in medicine Vol. 2009; no. 2009; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Durand, Xavier, Renard-Penna, Raphaelle, Comperat, Eva, Bitker, Marc-Olivier, Richard, Francois
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2009
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Wiley
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Summary:A 57-year-old woman was found to have an inferior vena cava involvement of a known sinusal angiomyolipoma incompletely resected three years beforehand. Intravascular extension into the IVC of angiomyolipoma has rarely been reported. We present a new case and reconsider the literature about this uncommon complication of a benign renal tumor.
Bibliography:Recommended by Nassim Kamar
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2009/789078