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Renal angiomyolipoma is a benign kidney tumor, which is characterized by the presence of mature or immature fat tissue, thick-walled blood vessels, and smooth muscles. However, there is a rare possibility of transformation to a malignancy. This transformation could be toward sarcoma. And also angiomyolipoma could be associated with renal adenocarcinoma in the same kidney. The aim of this study is to show the association of angiomyolipoma with complex clinical situations such as malign transformation, simultaneous occurrence with adenocarcinoma, bilateral tumors with tuberous sclerosis or Wunderlich Syndrome. Findings of clinical presentation, pathological evaluation, urography, ultrasonography, and computerized tomography of 19 patients who were diagnosed angiomyolipoma in our clinic during 1994–2003 were examined retrospectively. Our records indicated that radical nephrectomy was performed in three cases of angiomyolipoma in which the differential diagnosis from adenocarcinoma could not be made and in another case of angiomyolipoma, which was associated with adenocarcinoma. Simple nephrectomy was performed in four symptomatic angiomyolipoma cases with tumor size larger than 4 cm and partial nephrectomy in another case. In one case, renal angiomyolipoma was associated with adenocarcinoma in the same kidney. In one case, post-operative recurrence of angiomyolipoma developed 7 months after nephrectomy. This patient was diagnosed low-grade leiomyosarcoma. Angiomyolipoma is regarded as a benign tumor of the kidney; however, it may also show aggressive behaviors and rarely transform to sarcoma. It may also exist in the same kidney along with adenocarcinoma or sarcoma.
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Inci, O., Kaplan, M., Yalcin, Ö. et al. Renal angiomyolipoma with malignant transformation, simultaneous occurrence with malignity and other complex clinical situations. Int Urol Nephrol 38, 417–426 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-005-4756-2
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