Open AccessPapillary renal cell carcinoma within a renal oncocytoma: Case report of very rare coexistence
Author(s) -
Cevahir Özer,
Mehmet Reşit Gören,
Tulga Eğilmez,
Nebil Bal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.1963
Subject(s) - renal oncocytoma , oncocytoma , papillary renal cell carcinomas , renal cell carcinoma , pathology , medicine , papillary carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid
Renal oncocytomas accounts for 3% to 9% of primary renal neoplasms. The coexistence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) within the oncocytoma is extremely rare. We report the case of an asymptomatic 74-year-old man with papillary RCC within oncocytoma managed with left radical nephrectomy.