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[Renal neurilemmoma. Apropos of a case]
O Ochoa Urdangarain1, J A Hermida Pérez, R Chávez Olivera
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Provincial Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Manuel Ascunce Domenech, Camagüey, Cuba.
Objective:
To report a case of renal parenchymal neurilemoma and review the literature.
Methods/Results:
A 44-year-old male patient presented with total hematuria. Patient evaluation by IVP, renal US and CT revealed a right renal mass. Radical nephrectomy was decided. The anatomopathòlogical analysis showed a renal parenchymal neurilemoma.
Conclusions:
Renal parenchymal neurilemoma is a rare benign tumor. The diagnosis is based on the clinical symptoms and the IVP, renal US and CT findings and confirmed by the anatomopathological findings. Surgical resection achieves cure and there is usually no recurrence.
