Exceptional Extension of Benign Angiomyolipoma in the Renal Vein

Darius Lepot; Patrick Mailleux; Stéphane B. Van den Broeck

doi:10.5334/jbsr.2854

Exceptional Extension of Benign Angiomyolipoma in the Renal Vein

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology

Volume 106 (2022): Issue 1

By: Darius Lepot , Patrick Mailleux and Stéphane B. Van den Broeck

Open Access

|Sep 2022

Abstract

Teaching Point: When a renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is incidentally detected on imaging, the venous system should be assessed for intravascular fat component.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2854 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281

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Language: English

Submitted on: Jun 12, 2022

Accepted on: Aug 28, 2022

Published on: Sep 22, 2022

Published by: Ubiquity Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

angiomyolipoma,

renal vein extension,

renal neoplasm,

abdominal imaging,

unenhanced CT

© 2022 Darius Lepot, Patrick Mailleux, Stéphane B. Van den Broeck, published by Ubiquity Press
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