Angiomyolipoma of the cervix – report of a rare entity

Received: September 22, 2017
Accepted: October 04, 2017
Ref: Sarma NH, Srivastava R, Agnihotri S. Angiomyolipoma of the cervix – report of a rare entity. Internet J Med Update. 2017 Jul;12(2):13-15. doi: 10.4314/ijmu.v12i2.4
CrossRef Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijmu.v12i2.4

N. Hariharanadha Sarma^ᴪ1, Rama Srivastava², Smriti Agnihotri³

¹Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, RDT Hospital, Bathalapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India
²Professor, Department of Pathology, SSR Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius
³Professor, Department of Pathology, American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Antigua & Barbuda, WI

(Corresponding Author: NH Sarma, Consultant Pathologist & Head, Department of Pathology, RDT Hospital, Bathalapalli 515661 Andhra Pradesh, India; Phone: +919177155517; Email: nandyalahari@yahoo.com)

ABSTRACT

Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a mesenchymal neoplasm seen usually in the kidney. Few cases of extra renal AML have been documented in various organs including the female genital tract, where the uterus is the most common site. To the best of our knowledge, only 4 cases of AML in the cervix have been reported in the literature. Association of AML with tuberous sclerosis is well known. Presently AML is included in the spectrum of disease entities called PEComa. We report a case of AML without tuberous sclerosis arising from the uterine cervix, which has to be differentiated from lipoleiomyoma.

KEY WORDS: Angiomyolipoma; Uterine cervix; PEComas; Uterine tumor

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