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[Bilateral renal angiomyolipoma associated with tuberous sclerosis: report of a case]
Annales D'Urologie
|September 20, 2000
Abstract:
The authors report a case of bilateral renal angiomyolipoma, associated with tuberous sclerosis revealed by abdominal pains, in a 30-year-old man. The diagnosis, suspected by the clinic and ultrasonography, is affirmed by CT scan. In light of this case, the authors review the features of this disease, the ambiguous character of angiomyolipoma, the prognosis and choice of management. Several elements incited us to adopt therapeutic abstention with regular monitoring of the patient for this begin tumor with slow evolution.
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