Abstract
Angiomyolipoma is a benign tumor of the kidney. Conservative management of this tumor requires its differentiation from hypernephroma. This can be accomplished by identification of the fat within the tumor with CT scanning. The authors present a case report.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Clinical Conference
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Angiomyolipoma / diagnosis*
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Angiomyolipoma / surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney / diagnostic imaging
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Kidney / pathology*
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Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
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Nephrectomy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ultrasonography