Renal angiomyolipomas are generally benign tumors which are composed of smooth muscle, fat, and blood vessels. Classically these have been diagnosed with the use of arteriograms; however, since ultrasound and CAT scans have come into use these now are the common modalities for diagnosis. A11 angiomy
The growing renal angiomyolipoma
β Scribed by G. Zacharopoulos; G. Hadzisotiriou; S. Papadopoulos; A. Eliadis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 491 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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