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BILATERAL RENAL ONCOCYTOMA: CASE REPORT AND IMPLICATIONS IN RENAL TUMOUR MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Siddins M.,
MacGregor R.,
Schultz T.,
Vliet A.,
Russell J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb00611.x
Subject(s) - renal oncocytoma , medicine , oncocytoma , asymptomatic , renal cell carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , pathological , conservative management , kidney , pathology , lesion , radiology , surgery
Renal oncocytomas are uncommon benign tumours that have recently been recognized as a unique pathological entity. These lesions may attain considerable size; however, most present as an asymptomatic incidental finding. Although usually solitary, these tumours are occasionally multicentric or bilateral at presentation. Retrospective studies suggest that oncocytoma may account for up to 5% of turnours previously classified as well‐differentiated renal cell carcinoma. At present, conservative management is hampered by difficulty in establishing a confident pre‐operative or intra‐operative diagnosis. A case of bilateral asymptomatic renal oncocytoma is presented, and the implications of this lesion for the management of renal tumours is discussed.