| Literature DB >> 29707365 |
Jun Gu1, Ling Zeng2, Hao Zeng3, Chaoyi Qin1, Zhong Wu1.
Abstract
Angiomyolipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumour, which rarely involve inferior vena cava (IVC) and pulmonary arteries. Here we reported a 41-year-old man, who presented symptoms of chronic pulmonary embolism. After multiple images evaluation, a large tumour with the same properties as the pulmonary embolism was found in the right kidney. One-staged surgery to remove both pulmonary embolism and right kidney was performed. Histological study showed the tumour and embolism as angiomyolipoma. The present study reported a rare case with renal angiomyolipoma and both IVC and pulmonary arteries involvements, which provided a good example for differential diagnosis in the emergency department and treating a rare type of chronic pulmonary embolism after renal angiomyolipoma.Entities:
Keywords: Angiomyolipoma; inferior vena cava (IVC); pulmonary artery; renal
Year: 2018 PMID: 29707365 PMCID: PMC5906361 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.02.02
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895