Resumen
OBJECTIVES: To report a rare case of renal lymphangioma in a 30-year-old female consulting with left flank pain. METHODS: We perform a bibliographic review and present the clinical, radiological and pathologic features. RESULTS: The patient underwent surgical treatment: radical nephrectomy. Final pathology report showed a renal lymphangioma. CONCLUSIONS: Renal lymphangioma is a mesenchymal tumor of benign behavior which poses several diagnostic difficulties, both radiologically and histologically. This tumor may be confused with other renal tumors, including clear cell renal carcinoma.
| Título traducido de la contribución | Renal lymphangioma |
|---|---|
| Idioma original | Español |
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 256-258 |
| Número de páginas | 3 |
| Publicación | Archivos Espanoles de Urologia |
| Volumen | 58 |
| N.º | 3 |
| Estado | Publicada - 2005 |
| Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Palabras clave
- Kidney neoplasia
- Lymphangioma