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A Modified Two Kidney One Clip Mouse Model of Renin Regulation in Renal Artery Stenosis
Published on: October 26, 2020
[Renal lymphangioma]
Juan Carlos Castaño1, Alejandro Vélez, Férez Raül Flórez
1Instituto Ciencias de la Salud CES.
Objectives:
To report a rare case of renal lymphangioma in a 30-year-old female consulting with left flank pain.
Methods:
We perform a bibliographic review and present the clinical, radiological and pathologic features.
Results:
The patient underwent surgical treatment: radical nephrectomy. Final pathology report showed a renal lymphangioma.
Conclusions:
Renal lymphangioma is a mesenchymal tumor of benign behavior which poses several diagnostic difficulties, both radiologically and histologically. This tumor may be confused with other renal tumors, including clear cell renal carcinoma.
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