Metanephric adenoma of the kidney: an unusual diagnostic challenge | Zendy

Sri J Obulareddy | Zendy; Junqing Xin | Zendy; Alexander M. Truskinovsky | Zendy; J. Kyle Anderson | Zendy; Michael J. Franklin | Zendy; Arkadiusz Z. Dudek | Zendy

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Metanephric adenoma of the kidney: an unusual diagnostic challenge

Author(s) -

Sri J Obulareddy,

Junqing Xin,

Alexander M. Truskinovsky,

J. Kyle Anderson,

Michael J. Franklin,

Arkadiusz Z. Dudek

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

rare tumors

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 2036-3613

pISSN - 2036-3605

DOI - 10.4081/rt.2010.e38

Subject(s) - medicine , papillary renal cell carcinomas , differential diagnosis , resection , adenoma , renal tumor , pathology , radiology , kidney , renal cell carcinoma , nephrectomy , surgery

Although metanephric adenoma (MA) is a rare, benign neoplasm of epithelial cells, it is often difficult to distinguish this entity from other malignant neoplasms preoperatively. We report a case of a large renal mass for which preoperative diagnosis was indeterminate, with the differential diagnosis including Wilm’s tumor, MA, and papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC). Accurate postoperative differentiation of MA from PRCC is critical because adjuvant therapy is considered after surgical resection of PRCC tumors

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