Lee Chang Ho, Kim Jong Hun, Yang Doo Hyun, Hwang Yong, Kang Myoung Jae, Kim Young Kon, Lee Min Ro
Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonbuk 561-180, South Korea.
World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar 21;15(11):1398-400. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1398.
Angiomyolipomas (AMLs), a form of benign mesenchymal hamartoma, arise primarily in the kidneys of patients with or without tuberous sclerosis. Extra-renal AMLs are very rare and are most commonly found in the liver. AMLs of the small intestine are exceedingly rare. Here, a case of a 28-year-old man, who presented with ileal intussusception caused by ileal AML is reported. The clinicopathological and immunohistochemical findings of ileal AMLs are discussed and the literature on small intestinal AMLs is reviewed.