Patient's question:
Father hasn't been looking well these days, but he's afraid of worrying us so he never mentioned it. Until yesterday, when Father saw that he was urinating blood, he finally told you that he had been experiencing kidney pain for a while. We immediately went to the hospital, and unexpectedly, it was a renal angioma. Is it something that could press on it?Doctor's answer:
A renal angiomyolipoma is not a true tumor; it is generally caused by the abnormal development of normal kidney tissue. The exact cause of its recurrence is not particularly clear, but renal angiomyolipomas that are less than 5 centimeters in size usually do not require surgical treatment and can be carefully monitored. Most small renal angiomyolipomas are asymptomatic and do not present with clinical symptoms. If they recur, accompanied by kidney pain and hematuria, this may be due to other causes. It is recommended to seek medical attention promptly for follow-up evaluation.