Abstract:The case of surgical treatment of giant sporadic angiomyolipoma of the kidney is presented.
By definition, an angiomyolipoma is a highly active vascular benign tumor consisting of endothelial cells, smooth muscles and adipose tissue.
The diagnostic standard includes ultrasound diagnostics and computed tomography. The presented patient has in the lower segment of the left kidney, a giant subcapsular lipoma with a pronounced angiomatous component, 64×40×82 mm in size.
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