Symptomatic unilateral renal angiomyolipoma in a child with tuberous sclerosis.

Urol Int

Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale Golgi I, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.

Published: July 2002

We report a case of unilateral renal angiomyolipoma in a 10-year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis. The case is worthy of attention because the symptoms occurred at an early age and because the lesion was unilateral, the latter confirmed at 11-year follow-up. The presentation and treatment are discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. The case demonstrates that it is of clinical importance to monitor renal involvement in children with tuberous sclerosis.

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