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. 1979 Nov;55(649):840–843. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.649.840

Rupture of a renal angiomyolipoma (hamartoma)

M Stavorovsky, D Irge, B Morag, E Schujman
PMCID: PMC2425781  PMID: 523379

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman with spontaneous rupture of angiomyolipoma is presented. The literature on the 2 types of angiomyolipoma, without and with association of tuberose sclerosis, their rarity and the difficulties in their diagnoses, is reviewed.

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