A Life-threatening Case of Giant Bilateral Renal Angiomyolipoma: A Case Report
Marrak Mehdi
Abstract:Renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare tumor with an incidence of 0.3% - 3%. We reported a case of a 41-year-old male patient who presented with gross hematuria and hemorrhagic shock, due to a right giant angiomyolipoma he underwent urgent right nephrectomy by subcostal laparotomy, total weight of the mass was 6 Kg, histological examination concluded in a renal angiomyolipoma. Treatment of renal AML depends on the clinical presentation, tumor size, and single or multiple lesions: single small (< 4 cm) asympto… Show more
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