[Bilateral renal angiomyolipomas with a thrombus in the inferior caval vein. Rare growth pattern of a benign tumor]

Urologe A. 2005 Dec;44(12):1469-72. doi: 10.1007/s00120-005-0890-9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Renal angiomyolipomas are mesenchymal tumors that are composed of fat tissue, smooth muscle cells and vessels. These are benign tumors, but in rare cases they show a more aggressive growth pattern with invasion into the venous system but without revealing any signs of malignancy. We report a new case of bilateral renal angiomyolipomas with a caval thrombus in a 36 year old female patient with tuberous sclerosis, and give a brief review of the related literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiomyolipoma / complications*
  • Angiomyolipoma / diagnosis*
  • Angiomyolipoma / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / therapy
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Venous Thrombosis / therapy