I have done ultra sonic on my kidneys last days, the doctor found small lesion 4,3mm in cortex of my left kidney, he mentioned to me, no problem and advice me donot think about it it could be stone or angiomyolipoma, but im very warry is there any stone could be imbeded in the cortex?. if it angiolipoma what can i do. by the way, this lesion was detected befor with the same radius (4mm) since 18 month ago. what can you advice me please Sir?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Angiomyolipoma is a benign tumor commonly seen in kidneys. It is a bunch of vascular, smooth muscle and fat containing tissues. If it has not grown from 4 mm in 18 months then there is no reason to worry. Angiomyolipomas are often found incidentally when the kidneys are imaged for other reasons. Angiomyolipomas found incidentally usually require no therapy (when small), although follow-up is recommended to assess for growth. Larger tumors, or those that have been symptomatic, can be electively embolized and / or resected with a partial neurectomy.