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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
Concurrent Oncocytoma and Two Angiomyolipomas in a Diabetic Kidney: A Very Rare Condition
Fariba Abbasi1, Ata Abbasi2, Mansour Alizadeh3
1Department of Pathology, Solid Tumor Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Abstract:
Angiomyolipoma (AML) and oncocytoma are uncommon benign neoplasms of the kidney which their simultaneous occurrence in the same kidney is extremely rare. This study reports a 60-year-old diabetic woman with the rare simultaneous occurrence of three renal masses. Histologic evaluation revealed two angiomyolipomas and one oncocytoma within the same kidney, in a background of histologic features of diabetic nephropathy. Renal angiomyolipoma and oncocytoma are uncommon neoplasms, and their simultaneous occurrence in the same kidney is extremely rare.
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