A case of angiomyolipoma presenting as a huge retroperitoneal mass

Int J Urol. 2001 Aug;8(8):470-1. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00344.x.

Abstract

A 60-year-old man was admitted to Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, Japan, with general fatigue and epigastric fullness. A large mass was palpated on whole abdomen and abdominal computed tomography scan showed a large lobulated fatty mass surrounding the right kidney, which indicated the existence of angiomyolipoma arising from the right kidney. The tumor was success-fully resected through a thoracoabdominal incision. The total weight of the resected specimen was 3500 g, apparently the largest angiomyolipoma resected by operation in Japan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiomyolipoma / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*