Definition of "angiomyolipoma" []

• A common benign tumour of the kidney. (noun)

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• "Hamartoma of the kidney is also called angiomyolipoma and can be associated with tuberous sclerosis."
• "A Phase III study of everolimus in patients with non-cancerous kidney tumors, or angiomyolipomas, associated with tuberous sclerosis complex met its primary endpoint of best overall angiomyolipoma response rate, which includes reduction in kidney tumor size and absence of new tumors."
• "Renal angiomyolipoma and oncocytoma are uncommon neoplasms and their simultaneous presence in the same kidney is rare."