Incidentally detected renal adenomatosis in a patient with urolithiasis: a case report


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Can Meydan B., Uzuner H. O., Nural M. S., Buyukalpelli R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.56-60, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tud.2013.012
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.56-60
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: AMACR, papillary renal cell carcinoma, renal adenomatosis, renal papillary adenoma
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A renal epithelial tumor with a papillary or tubulopapillary pattern and a low nuclear grade is defined as a renal adenoma if its diameter is 5 mm or less. Two important issues related to the renal adenoma are the lack of exact criteria for the histopathological differentiation from a papillary renal cell carcinoma and the lack of consensus as to whether it is a precancerous lesion. Renal adenomatosis is very rarely seen entity entity characterized by multiple and usually bilateral adenomas. Innumerable adenomas, adenomatous transformations within a single tubule and adenomas measuring 7 mm or less, were detected in a 47-year-old man who underwent simple nephrectomy due to nonfunctional hydronephrosis secondary to urolithiasis. In this paper, our diagnostic approach to this fairly rare entity is discussed along with a brief literature review.