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MRI showing a right retroperitoneal mass.
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Computerized tomography of abdomen demonstrated a 24 cm size angiomyolipoma that was arising from the lower pole of the right kidney (Figure 1).
Intraoperative view of the AML.
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The collecting system and renal defect were closed (Figure 2).
Microscopic view of the mass.
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The lesion was characterized microscopically by a proliferation of cells, including those demonstrating adipose and smooth muscle differentiation, with the formation of thick-walled vascular structures (Figure 3).
MRI of the right kidney, 6 months after the operation.
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Postoperative 2nd day the drain was taken and she was discharged home on postoperative day 4.6 months later we evaluated the right kidney as a normal one except postoperative differences (Figure 4).