Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2022, Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 66-70
https://doi.org/10.26715/JBMS.34_2022_1_10Mahmoud Sharaf1*, Deyari Henari2 , Veena Negarat3 , Hani Alfadhel4 , Abdulla Darwish5, Khalid Ahmed6
1Senior Resident, Department of Urology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital
2Resident Department of Radiology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital
3Chief Resident, Department of Clinical Pathology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital
4Consultant, Department of Radiology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital
5Consultant, Department of Clinical Pathology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital
6Consultant, Department of Urology, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital
Corresponding author:
Dr. Mahmoud Sharaf, Urology Department of Bahrain Defence Force Hospital; E-mail: sharafmahmoud81@gmail.com
Received date: March 19, 2021; Accepted date: September 06, 2021; Published date: March 31, 2022
Abstract
Renal Angiomyolipoma (AML), moreover known as a renal hamartoma, is a solid tumor with no malignant characteristics. The inheritance pattern of renal AML is autosomal dominant. If the lesion grows to a large size, a series of clinical manifestations and important complications might also occur. This research paper presents a case of huge renal AML in a 47-year-old lady, who visited the Emergency Department of Bahrain Defence Forces Hospital with right-sided abdominal pain of sudden onset. The patient underwent a total right nephrectomy. The resected mass was sized 10.5 x 13 x 14 cm. Postoperative histopathological examination confirmed the lesion as a huge renal AML. Due to the huge size of the tumor, it is crucial to record similar cases, along with their diagnosis and treatment.
Keywords: Abdominal pain, Angiomyolipoma, Hamartoma, Kidney Neoplasms, Nephrectomy
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