[A case of renal oncocytoma]

A case of renal oncocytoma found incidentally by routine medical checkups is reported. An asymptomatic 70-year-old male was found to have a right renal mass by abdominal ultrasonography. Selective renal arteriography supported the diagnosis of renal oncocytoma with a typical appearance of "spoke-wheel" pattern. Right radical nephrectomy was performed. However, in consideration of the possibility of renal cell carcinoma. The diagnosis of renal oncocytoma was finally confirmed pathologically. The present case represents the 58th renal oncocytomas reported in Japan as of December 1992.