Angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts (AMLEC): a rare but distinct variant of angiomyolipoma
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Angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts (AMLEC): a rare but distinct variant of angiomyolipoma
Angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts (AMLEC) is a recently described distinct cystic variant of angiomyolipoma (AML). To date 15 cases of AMLEC have been reported in 2 case series. We report the 16th case in a 39-year-old female. Her left kidney tumor was discovered incidentally. Partial nephrectomy was performed. Histologically, the tumor was composed of three components: 1) epithelial cysts l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic Pathology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-2-11