Angiomyolipoma: A Rare and Interesting Tumour of the Kidney

Abstract

~iiigioi;i~oIiboiiiii is 11 briii$giz tuiitorw of the hidiiry, crssociated iiz iirost iiistairces zuitlz tubwozrs 'srlcrosis. O;t occasions, 110 stigmata of tuberous sclerosis coil be detectrd, and this gror~b o f aiigiont~o1iponrii.s Itas certaiii distinguishing featzirrs zvhirh are discussed w i t h a review of ihc litemttirc.. A rirtlzer i~iizisiicil case is reported, and a plea is nzcidc f o r roirscrvntisi;r i l l the surgery of these tiiittoiws.

Renal Angiomyolipoma: Diagnosis and Management

“…The surgical treatment of angiomyolipoma is very variable. In those situations where an accurate pre‐operative diagnosis has been achieved, the most usual procedure has been a nephrectomy, usually simple, 2 , 6 , 7 , 24 though with greater understanding of the nature of angiomyolipomata and improved diagnostic accuracy, there has been a trend towards more conservative resection, for example partial nephrectomy or even enucleation, 25–28 with equally gratifying results.…”