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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

CT Scan

Demonstration of fat in renal tumor is virtually diagnostic of angiomyolipoma. Most small lesions are asymptomatic and incidental findings on images. The fat density of the tumour on CT is pathognomonic.

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CT images demonstrate a large kidney angiomyolipoma