Renal Epithelioid Angiomyolipoma: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature


Celik S., Comez K., BOZKURT O., Demir O., Tuna B., SEÇİL M., ...More

UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY, vol.14, no.4, pp.330-332, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/uob.500
  • Journal Name: UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.330-332
  • Keywords: Renal mass, renal angiomyolipoma, epithelioid angiomyolipoma
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML), a kind of angiomyolipoma (AML), can mimic renal cell carcinoma and may render either benign or malignant behavior. The reliability of radiological imaging is limited in the diagnosis and histopathologic examination is required for the definitive diagnosis. In these tumors, relationship with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and malignancy and poor prognostic criteria should be carefully questioned and patients should be considered accordingly. In this article, two cases were presented in whom surgeries were performed because of renal masses and diagnosed as EAML which were a 28-year-old woman and a 59-year-old male in the light of the literature.