Recurrent epithelioid angiomyolipoma of the adrenal gland: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML), a subtype of angiomyolipoma, is distinct. It has a biologic behavior of borderline tumor, a malignant tendency, and a risk of metastasis and recurrence. Adrenal EAML is very rare. It is true that only six cases of adrenal EAML have been documented in the English-language literature. A 65-year-old man who underwent a laparoscopic left adrenalectomy in July 2022 has adrenal EAML and this is a case report about it. The mass was surrounded by abundant blood vessels and adherence with surround-tissue. Postoperative pathology of the tumor analysis revealed adrenal epithelioid vascular smooth muscle lipoma. The patient underwent left upper abdomen and lumbar pain in July 2022. The enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showed markedly enhanced mas

SUBMITTER: Lin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11292067 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature