Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy
We present the case of a 55-year-old patient with a history of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation because of acute myeloid leukaemia. An incidental 4 × 3 cm measuring renal mass was detected while performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for lumbago. The lesion was suspected to be eit...
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| author | Verena Kufer Siegfried A. Schwab Maike Büttner Abbas Agaimy Michael Uder Kerstin Amann |
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| description | We present the case of a 55-year-old patient with a history of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation because of acute myeloid leukaemia. An incidental 4 × 3 cm measuring renal mass was detected while performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for lumbago. The lesion was suspected to be either a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or a leukemic infiltration. To decide about further treatment a percutaneous core needle biopsy was performed. Histology showed a monotypic angiomyolipoma, a relatively rare benign renal lesion. Interestingly, in cross-sectional imaging, angiomyolipoma was not taken into differential diagnostic account because of lack of a fatty component. Due to bleeding after biopsy the feeding artery of the tumor was occluded by microcoils. This case demonstrates the utility of biopsy of renal tumors, in particular when small tumor-like lesions are incidentally detected to decide about the right treatment and thereby avoiding nephrectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b60478b6690f45818abcd7b5810faadb2025-08-20T02:23:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/906924906924Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle BiopsyVerena Kufer0Siegfried A. Schwab1Maike Büttner2Abbas Agaimy3Michael Uder4Kerstin Amann5Department of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyWe present the case of a 55-year-old patient with a history of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation because of acute myeloid leukaemia. An incidental 4 × 3 cm measuring renal mass was detected while performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for lumbago. The lesion was suspected to be either a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or a leukemic infiltration. To decide about further treatment a percutaneous core needle biopsy was performed. Histology showed a monotypic angiomyolipoma, a relatively rare benign renal lesion. Interestingly, in cross-sectional imaging, angiomyolipoma was not taken into differential diagnostic account because of lack of a fatty component. Due to bleeding after biopsy the feeding artery of the tumor was occluded by microcoils. This case demonstrates the utility of biopsy of renal tumors, in particular when small tumor-like lesions are incidentally detected to decide about the right treatment and thereby avoiding nephrectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/906924 |
| spellingShingle | Verena Kufer Siegfried A. Schwab Maike Büttner Abbas Agaimy Michael Uder Kerstin Amann Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy |
| title_full | Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy |
| title_fullStr | Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy |
| title_short | Incidental Monotypic (Fat-Poor) Renal Angiomyolipoma Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy |
| title_sort | incidental monotypic fat poor renal angiomyolipoma diagnosed by core needle biopsy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/906924 |
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