Renal angiomyolipoma

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Renal angiomyolipoma is a benign hamartoma of the kidney. It’s comprised of blood vessels, smooth muscle and adipose tissue, as the name suggests. It’s more frequent in patients with tuberous sclerosis.

4x more common in females
Associated with tuberous sclerosis
Mostly asymptomatic

Diagnosis

Images show tumour with high fat content
US or CT

Treatment

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
Indications for treatment
- Symptomatic tumours
- Large asymptomatic tumours
- Diagnostic uncertainty (low fat content)