Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis

Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis

Renal Angiomyolipomas (AML) are benign tumors, which can acquire huge size and when bilateral, they are diagnostic of tuberous sclerosis (TS). Pulmonary Lymphangiomyo-matosis (LAM) is more common in female patients with TS and mostly diagnosed in patients with renal AMLs. We report a case of giant b...

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Main Authors: Nasir Kiran, Ahmad Aasim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2010;volume=21;issue=2;spage=314;epage=319;aulast=Nasir
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spelling doaj-7c32430dd0bd4e01a56bb543fa292b642020-11-24T21:34:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422010-01-01212314319Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosisNasir KiranAhmad AasimRenal Angiomyolipomas (AML) are benign tumors, which can acquire huge size and when bilateral, they are diagnostic of tuberous sclerosis (TS). Pulmonary Lymphangiomyo-matosis (LAM) is more common in female patients with TS and mostly diagnosed in patients with renal AMLs. We report a case of giant bilateral AMLs and pulmonary LAM in a 48-year-old female patient, who required nephrectomy for life-threatening hemorrhage.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2010;volume=21;issue=2;spage=314;epage=319;aulast=Nasir
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Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Ahmad Aasim
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title Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
title_short Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
title_full Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
title_fullStr Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
title_full_unstemmed Giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
title_sort giant renal angiomyolipomas and pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
issn 1319-2442
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Renal Angiomyolipomas (AML) are benign tumors, which can acquire huge size and when bilateral, they are diagnostic of tuberous sclerosis (TS). Pulmonary Lymphangiomyo-matosis (LAM) is more common in female patients with TS and mostly diagnosed in patients with renal AMLs. We report a case of giant bilateral AMLs and pulmonary LAM in a 48-year-old female patient, who required nephrectomy for life-threatening hemorrhage.
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