Spontaneous rupture of renal angiomyolipoma during pregnancy

Spontaneous rupture of renal angiomyolipoma during pregnancy

Renal angiomyolipoma is a benign tumor, composed of adipocytes, smooth muscle cells and blood vessels. The association with pregnancy is rare and related with an increased risk of complications, including rupture with massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage. The follow-up is controversial because of the...

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Main Authors: Mariana Mouraz Lopes dos Santos, Sara Marques Soares Proença, Maria Inês Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, Rui Miguel Almeida Lopes Viana, Luísa Maria Bernardo Martins, João Manuel dos Reis Colaço, Filomena Maria Pinheiro Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2014-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Subjects:
Angiomyolipoma/complications
Angiomyolipoma/diagnosis
Pregnancy complications, neoplastic
Rupture, spontaneous
Case reports
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