angiomyolipoma
Angiomyolipomas are the most common benign tumour of the kidney. Although regarded as benign, angiomyolipomas may grow such that kidney function is impaired or the blood vessels may dilate and burst, leading to bleeding.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Angiomyolipoma
- Medical condition (new).image
- Angiomyolipome der Niere CT.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Angiomyolipoma in both kidneys (arrows) in computer tomography. The tumours are hypodense (dark) due to fat content.
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
5,344 papers- Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Angiomyolipoma.The Journal of urology · 2016
- Angiomyolipoma of the kidney: from simple hamartoma to complex tumour.Pathology · 2021
- Hepatic angiomyolipoma.Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2008
- Renal angiomyolipoma: from imaging to intervention.Clinical radiology · 2024
- Renal angiomyolipoma.
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Follow-up
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- References
- External links
Angiomyolipomas are the most common benign tumour of the kidney. Although regarded as benign, angiomyolipomas may grow such that kidney function is impaired or the blood vessels may dilate and burst, leading to bleeding.
Angiomyolipomas are strongly associated with the genetic disease tuberous sclerosis, in which most individuals have several angiomyolipomas affecting both kidneys. They are also commonly found in women with the rare lung disease lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Angiomyolipomas are less commonly found in the liver and rarely in other organs. Whether associated with these diseases or sporadic, angiomyolipomas are caused by mutations in either the TSC1 or TSC2 genes, which govern cell growth and proliferation. They are composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle cells, and fat cells.