Soleimani H, Pezeshki Rad M, Farrokh D, Hassannejad E, Payandeh A, Zahedi S, Karimabadi N. Multiple renal angiomyolipomas with asymptomatic nontraumatic pulmonary fat embolus: A case report.
Clin Case Rep 2024;
12:e8616. [PMID:
38464581 PMCID:
PMC10923693 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.8616]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Although retroperitoneal bleeding and massive hematuria are potential complications of angiomyolipoma (AML), the pulmonary embolism as a presenting symptom is extremely rare. It is important to be aware that benign AMLs can present with pulmonary fat embolism.
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