Case Report

Retroperitoneal Extrarenal Angiomyolipomas: An Evidence-Based Approach to a Rare Clinical Entity

Table 1

All reported cases of extrarenal angiomyolipomas (1982–2011).

AuthorLocationNAverage agePresenting symptoms

Demopoulos et al. [3]Uterus751Pelvic pain, menometrorrhagia
Gutmann et al. [4]Hard palate139Oral swelling
Bures and Barnes [5]Head225Enlarging mass
Chen and Bauer [6]Abdominal wall142Stress incontinence/abdominal pressure
Chaitin et al. [7]Penis153Painless mass
Katz et al. [8]Fallopian tube140Pelvic pain, menometrorrhagia
Miyahara et al. [9]Liver1850Epigastric tenderness
Dawlatly et al. [10]Nasal cavity152Nasal obstruction/epistaxis
Peh and Sivanesaratnam [11] and Chen [12]Vagina246Lower abdominal swelling
Castillenti and Bertin [13]Spermatic cord126Testicular pain/scrotal swelling
Hikasa et al. [14]Colon167melena
Current case, Minja et al.Retroperitoneum1646Abdominal pain, flank pain

Total5244.75 (mean)