Open AccessStaged management of giant bilateral perinephric adipocytic neoplasms
Author(s) -
Arriola Aileen Grace P.,
Bartlett Edmund K.,
Zhang Paul J.,
Cooper Kumarasen,
Naji Ali,
Roses Robert E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.828
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , inferior vena cava , abdomen , retroperitoneal space , abdominal distension , adipose capsule of kidney , liposarcoma , angiomyolipoma , differential diagnosis , surgery , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , kidney , sarcoma , pathology
Key Clinical Message We present a patient with giant bilateral perinephric masses favored to represent liposarcoma preoperatively. Bilateral renal involvement posed a clinical challenge; careful histologic assessment and surgical planning allowed preservation of renal function.