%0 Journal Article
%T Fat Poor Renal Angiomyolipoma Showing Collapsed Shape: A Case Report
%A Takahiro Fujii
%A Makoto Hasegawa
%A Akiko Kajiyama
%A Toshiaki Oharaseki
%A Yasuharu Takeuchi
%A Tatsuya Gomi
%J Open Journal of Radiology
%P 86-91
%@ 2164-3032
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojrad.2022.123010
%X Fat-poor renal angiomyolipoma (fpAML) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are difficult to differentiate and misdiagnosis can lead to unnecessary nephrectomy. We experienced a case showing a ˇ°collapsed shapeˇ± which reflected a fpAML tissue type. A renal tumor was incidentally discovered in a 42-year-old female during an abdominal ultrasound. RCC was suspected according to CT and MRI imaging results, and a partial nephrectomy was performed. However, the pathologic diagnosis was fpAML. Upon reevaluation of preoperative images, morphological change to the tumor due to contact with surrounding tissues: the collapsed shape was observed and could be identified by CT, which is the gold standard test for differentiating renal tumors. In cases where the collapsed shape is observed in a renal tumor, fpAML should be considered.
%K Fat Poor Renal Angiomyolipoma
%K Renal Cell Carcinoma
%K Differential Diagnosis
%K Computed Tomography
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=119964