Symptomatic angiomyolipoma of the kidney

Rupture of a renal angiomyolipoma (hamartoma)

“…A palpable mass was found in 33-47°/0 of the cases (Price and Mostofi, 1965;McCullough et al, 1971). Macrohaematuria usually appears with solitary tumours and is found in 16-40%/ of the patients (Becker et al, 1973;Hajdu and Foote, 1969;Price and Mostofi, 1965;McCullough, 1974). Necrosis in the hamartoma may result in continuous fever (Campbell et al, 1974).…”

“…The main complaint is flank pain which is found in 73-7-91.30/ of the cases (McCul-lough et al, 1971;Klapproth, Poutasse and Hazard, 1959;Hajdu and Foote, 1969). A palpable mass was found in 33-47°/0 of the cases (Price and Mostofi, 1965;McCullough et al, 1971). Macrohaematuria usually appears with solitary tumours and is found in 16-40%/ of the patients (Becker et al, 1973;Hajdu and Foote, 1969;Price and Mostofi, 1965;McCullough, 1974).…”

Giant Hepatic Angiomyolipoma Associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

“…With immunohistochemical studies, smooth muscle cells are always positive for smooth muscle myosin, desmin, actin, and vimetin, adipose cytes are commonlypositive for S-100, and the endothelial cells of the blood vessels are positive for factor VHI-related antigen (16). Furthermore recently HMB-45, a monoclonal antibody previously regarded as specific for melanoma, has been recognized to stain the smooth muscle cells in angiomyolipoma (13,14,(21)(22)(23). In our case the tumor contained these four components and HMB-45 -positive smooth muscle.…”

Non‐traumatic kidney rupture in a tuberosclerosis patient with renal angiomyolipomas

“…The kidneys of these patients can be either normal or can display cysts, angiomyolipomas, or both 1,2 . Renal angiomyolipomas are generally asymptomatic, but may be life threatening in some cases because of spontaneous rupture and haemorrhage 3 …”