Renal oncocytomatosis

Renal oncocytoma is an uncommon benign renal neoplasm of unknown etiology. Bilateral, multicentric renal oncocytomas are rare and diffuse renal oncocytomas are even rarer. We report a patient with incidentally detected marked bilateral nephromegaly due to innumerable oncocytomas. The term “oncocytom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of kidney diseases 1996-04, Vol.27 (4), p.579-582
Hauptverfasser:	Katz, Douglas S., Gharagozloo, Ali M., Peebles, Todd R., Oliphant, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma, Oxyphilic - diagnosis Adenoma, Oxyphilic - pathology Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Chronic Disease Diagnosis, Differential Dilatation, Pathologic - diagnosis Dilatation, Pathologic - pathology Humans Kidney - diagnostic imaging Kidney - pathology Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis Kidney Neoplasms - pathology Kidneys Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of the urinary system
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Zusammenfassung:	Renal oncocytoma is an uncommon benign renal neoplasm of unknown etiology. Bilateral, multicentric renal oncocytomas are rare and diffuse renal oncocytomas are even rarer. We report a patient with incidentally detected marked bilateral nephromegaly due to innumerable oncocytomas. The term “oncocytomatosis” should be strictly applied to cases in which oncocytomas diffusely infiltrate the kidneys.
ISSN:	0272-6386 1523-6838
DOI:	10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90170-5