Spontaneous rupture of renal angiomyolipoma during pregnancy

• Main Authors: Mariana Mouraz Lopes dos Santos (Author), Sara Marques Soares Proença (Author), Maria Inês Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis (Author), Rui Miguel Almeida Lopes Viana (Author), Luísa Maria Bernardo Martins (Author), João Manuel dos Reis Colaço (Author), Filomena Maria Pinheiro Nunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...