篇名 | A Renal Angiomyolipoma with Epithelioid Features: A Case Report |
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卷期 | 20:1 |
並列篇名 | 腎血管肌肉脂肪瘤具類上皮特徵:病例報告 |
作者 | 葉信志 、 蔡坤寶 、 張美玉 、 吳文正 、 黃俊雄 、 沈榮宗 |
頁次 | 025-028 |
關鍵字 | 類上皮血管肌肉脂肪瘤 、 HMB-45 、 Epithelioid angiomyolipoma |
出刊日期 | 200903 |
The epithelioid variant of angiomyolipomas has been documented to have the ability to behave in an aggressive manner. We report a 38-year-old woman who presented with progressive left flank pain for several months. A renal angiomyolipoma with hemorrhage was diagnosed with an imaging study, and she underwent surgical removal due to persistent symptoms. Epithelioid features were observed in the histologic examination. Positive immunostaining for HMB-45 further supported the diagnosis. Although the postoperative period in this patient was uneventful after 9 months of follow-up, regular postoperative surveillance is significant in light of the malignant potential of epithelioid angiomyolipomas.