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* Patients who have [[tuberous sclerosis]] should be screened for [[angiomyolipoma]].<ref name="pmid14990834">{{cite journal| author=Kim JK, Park SY, Shon JH, Cho KS| title=Angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: differentiation from renal cell carcinoma at biphasic helical CT. | journal=Radiology | year= 2004 | volume= 230 | issue= 3 | pages= 677-84 | pmid=14990834 | doi=10.1148/radiol.2303030003 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14990834 }}</ref> | * Patients who have [[tuberous sclerosis]] should be screened for [[angiomyolipoma]].<ref name="pmid14990834">{{cite journal| author=Kim JK, Park SY, Shon JH, Cho KS| title=Angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: differentiation from renal cell carcinoma at biphasic helical CT. | journal=Radiology | year= 2004 | volume= 230 | issue= 3 | pages= 677-84 | pmid=14990834 | doi=10.1148/radiol.2303030003 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14990834 }}</ref> | ||
* Abdominal [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] is recommended for screening [[angiomyolipoma]]. | * Abdominal [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] is recommended for screening [[angiomyolipoma]]. | ||
* High fat content is suggestive of angiomyolipoma. | * High [[fat]] content is suggestive of [[angiomyolipoma]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Patients who have tuberous sclerosis should be screened for angiomyolipoma. Abdominal CT scan is recommended for screening angiomyolipoma.
Screening
- Patients who have tuberous sclerosis should be screened for angiomyolipoma.[1]
- Abdominal CT scan is recommended for screening angiomyolipoma.
- High fat content is suggestive of angiomyolipoma.
References
- ↑ Kim JK, Park SY, Shon JH, Cho KS (2004). "Angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: differentiation from renal cell carcinoma at biphasic helical CT". Radiology. 230 (3): 677–84. doi:10.1148/radiol.2303030003. PMID 14990834.