A case of bilateral renal masses: dilemmas in their evaluation and management.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Tweed, Emily J.; Roberts, Ian S. D.; Cranston, David; Winearls, Christopher G.
- Source
- NDT Plus. Apr2011, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p126-129. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph.
- Subject
- *KIDNEY tumors
*TOMOGRAPHY
*CHRONIC kidney failure
*VASCULITIS
*KIDNEY surgery
*RENAL cell carcinoma
- Language
- ISSN
- 1753-0784
The article presents a case study of a woman who was found to have bilateral solid renal masses after undergoing computed tomography (CT) examination of the chest. She got Stage 4 chronic kidney disease due to anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (cANCA)-positive vasculitis. She underwent open bilateral radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma which was later found to be renal oncocytosis. The author discusses the dilemmas in evaluating bilateral renal masses due to the difficulty in distinguishing benign from malignant renal masses.