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Myxoma of the kidney - an unusual benign renal tumor: a case report.
- Source :
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Journal of medical case reports [J Med Case Rep] 2017 Feb 14; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 14. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: Myxomas are rare benign soft tissue tumors. The kidney is an unusual location for this tumor. For this reason, less than 15 cases of renal myxoma have been reported in the English literature. There are no specific clinical and radiological features reported for this tumor that allow a preoperative diagnosis enabling a conservative treatment.<br />Case Presentation: We report another case of renal myxoma found in a 50-year-old Moroccan woman who presented with a right dull flank pain. An abdominal computed tomography scan objectified a suspected malignant renal mass. Thus, radical nephrectomy was performed. Histopathology of the specimen revealed the typical appearance of a myxoma.<br />Conclusions: The objective of this report is to add another case report of this rare benign renal tumor to the literature. This benign tumor with excellent prognosis has no specific preoperative features that could justify a conservative management; a radical approach remains the therapeutic option for now.
- Subjects :
- Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Kidney Neoplasms surgery
Middle Aged
Myxoma diagnostic imaging
Myxoma surgery
Nephrectomy
Soft Tissue Neoplasms diagnostic imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Kidney Neoplasms pathology
Myxoma pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1752-1947
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of medical case reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28193294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1194-y