Giant bilateral renal angiomyolipomas associated with tuberous sclerosis. 2001

S J Ciancio, and M Vira, and M A Simon, and S P Lerner, and P G Schulam
Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine and Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

Renal angiomyolipomas in patients with tuberous sclerosis can be associated with significant morbidity, mostly related to complications from bleeding. We describe a patient with tuberous sclerosis and massive bilateral renal angiomyolipomas (total tumor burden 5500 g) who presented with acute right renal hemorrhage. She was treated with right renal artery embolization followed immediately by right nephrectomy and left partial nephrectomy. The patient had a creatinine nadir of 1.3 mg/dL postoperatively. We demonstrate that nephron-sparing surgery is feasible, even in the setting of very large angiomyolipomas, such as the one presented here, currently the largest such tumor by weight reported.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007680 Kidney Neoplasms Tumors or cancers of the KIDNEY. Cancer of Kidney,Kidney Cancer,Renal Cancer,Cancer of the Kidney,Neoplasms, Kidney,Renal Neoplasms,Cancer, Kidney,Cancer, Renal,Cancers, Kidney,Cancers, Renal,Kidney Cancers,Kidney Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Kidney,Neoplasm, Renal,Neoplasms, Renal,Renal Cancers,Renal Neoplasm
D009378 Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Two or more abnormal growths of tissue occurring simultaneously and presumed to be of separate origin. The neoplasms may be histologically the same or different, and may be found in the same or different sites. Neoplasms, Synchronous,Neoplasms, Synchronous Multiple Primary,Multiple Primary Neoplasms,Multiple Primary Neoplasms, Synchronous,Synchronous Multiple Primary Neoplasms,Synchronous Neoplasms,Multiple Primary Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Multiple Primary,Neoplasm, Synchronous,Primary Neoplasm, Multiple,Primary Neoplasms, Multiple,Synchronous Neoplasm
D009392 Nephrectomy Excision of kidney. Heminephrectomy,Heminephrectomies,Nephrectomies
D004621 Embolization, Therapeutic A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage. Embolotherapy,Therapeutic Embolization,Embolizations, Therapeutic,Embolotherapies,Therapeutic Embolizations
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014402 Tuberous Sclerosis Autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome classically characterized by MENTAL RETARDATION; EPILEPSY; and skin lesions (e.g., adenoma sebaceum and hypomelanotic macules). There is, however, considerable heterogeneity in the neurologic manifestations. It is also associated with cortical tuber and HAMARTOMAS formation throughout the body, especially the heart, kidneys, and eyes. Mutations in two loci TSC1 and TSC2 that encode hamartin and tuberin, respectively, are associated with the disease. Bourneville Disease,Epiloia,Phakomatosis, Bourneville,Adenoma Sebaceum,Bourneville Phakomatosis,Bourneville Syndrome,Bourneville's Disease,Bourneville's Syndrome,Bourneville-Pringle Disease,Bourneville-Pringle's Disease,Cerebral Sclerosis,Phacomatosis, Bourneville,Sclerosis Tuberosa,Tuberose Sclerosis,Tuberous Sclerosis Complex,Bourneville Phacomatosis,Bourneville Pringle Disease,Bourneville Pringle's Disease,Bourneville-Pringles Disease,Cerebral Scleroses,Disease, Bourneville-Pringle,Disease, Bourneville-Pringle's,Sclerosis, Cerebral,Sclerosis, Tuberose,Sclerosis, Tuberous,Syndrome, Bourneville,Syndrome, Bourneville's
D018207 Angiomyolipoma A benign tumor containing vascular, adipose, and muscle elements. It occurs most often in the kidney with smooth muscle elements (angiolipoleiomyoma) in association with tuberous sclerosis. (Dorland, 27th ed) Angiomyolipomas

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