Authors
Ayodele Adelanwa, MD
Resident Physician
Tina Lu, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine
H. James Williams, MD
Professor, Pathology
Vice Chair, Educational Programs
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Intended Audience: Pathologists, Residents, Clinical Scientists, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
- recognize the typical clinical presentation and radiographic features of renal angiomyolipoma (AML);
- describe the gross and microscopic features of renal AML, including variants that may be challenging;
- explain the characteristic immunostains that may be helpful in establishing the diagnosis of renal AML;
- describe the association of renal AML with tuberous sclerosis and the TSC2/PKD1 contiguous gene syndrome; and
- discuss the clinical significance and potential complications of therapeutic options for renal AML.