Renal angiomyolipoma with lymph node involvement: a case report and literature review
Lin, W-Yu.; Chuang, C-Keng.; Ng, K-Fong.; Liao, S-Kuei.
Chang Gung Medical Journal 26(8): 607-610
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 2072-0939 PMID: 14609043 Document Number: 558524
Renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are relatively common tumors containing fatty tissue, blood vessels, and muscular cells in various proportions. Typical AMLs can be diagnosed without histological confirmation by a combination of ultrasound and computed tomography imaging in up to 95% of cases. In contrast, simultaneous involvement of the kidney, renal vein, or lymph nodes is uncommon and might be confused with a metastasizing malignant tumor. We present a pathologically proven case of the very uncommon simultaneous involvement of the kidney and the lymph nodes in AML.