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Clonal analysis of renal sporadic angiomyolipomas.
Human pathology - 1 Oct 1998
Paradis V, Laurendeau I, Vieillefond A, Blanchet P, Eschwege P, Benoît G, Vidaud M, Jardin A, Bedossa P
Abstract excerpt
Renal angiomyolipomas are benign tumors composed of variable amounts of mature fat, smooth muscle, and thick-walled blood vessels. They occur either sporadically or in association with tuberous sclerosis. Such tumors are considered as hamartomas, but few data are available concerning their pathogenesis. Indeed, it is not known whether angiomyolipoma is a congenital malformation or a neoplastic process. To answer...
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