Potassium metal was first isolated in 1807 in England by Sir Humphry Davy, who derived it from caustic potash (KOH, potassium hydroxide) by the use of electrolysis of the molten KOH with the newly discovered voltaic pile.
Angiomyolipomas are the most common benign tumour of the kidney. Although regarded as benign, angiomyolipomas may grow such that kidney function is impaired or the blood vessels may dilate and burst leading to bleeding.
Tumor-to-tumor metastases have been described with angiomyolipoma in association with a primary tumor in the breast, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas, and adenocarcinoma of the lung. The treatment options are a few and it can be decided by an specialist only.