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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
[Giant renal oncocytoma]
M Alvarez Ardura1, V Hernández Cañas, J M de la Morena Gallego
1Servicio de Urologia, Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón, Madrid. malvareza@fhalcorcon.es
Abstract:
Renal oncocytoma is a benign neoplasms arising from cells of the distal renal tubule. They acount for 3-7% of all renal tumors. most are incidental findings. Differential diagnosis with renal cells carcinoma is often difficult. Here we report a case of big renal oncocytoma as an incidental finding while performing an abdominal ultrasound in a patient with low abdominal pain. We also review the diagnostic an therapeutic approach in this kind of malignancies.
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