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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Giant renal angiomyolipoma unmasks underlying lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case report and literature review.

Xuan Zhou, Qiaoling Chen, Zhiyong Xiong, Miao Wang, Xiaoping Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. [Efficacy and safety of laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery for giant renal angio-myolipoma].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026
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5 authors.

Xuan ZhouDepartment of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Qiaoling ChenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhiyong XiongDepartment of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Miao WangDepartment of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiaoping ZhangDepartment of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is an uncommon systemic disease that primarily affects women during their reproductive years and is often linked with renal angiomyolipoma (AML). In this report, we describe a case involving a 30-year-old female patient who presented with a large AML in her right kidney. Imaging revealed diffuse pulmonary cysts, raising clinical suspicion of LAM. The procedure was initially planned as a minimally invasive partial nephrectomy performed with robotic assistance but was converted to open radical nephrectomy due to excessive intraoperative bleeding. Histopathological analysis confirmed epithelioid AML, and genetic testing revealed a somatic TSC2 mutation, further supporting the diagnosis of sporadic LAM. This case highlights the need to consider LAM in young women with renal AML and emphasizes the value of multidisciplinary management in addressing such complex clinical scenarios.

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case reportdiagnosis and treatmentlymphangioleiomyomatosismTOR inhibitorsrenal angiomyolipoma

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