OBJECTIVE: To report a case of a right hypochondrium giant mass in a 40-year-old patient.
METHODS: We report the case of a 40 year-old male referred to our Department because of right hypochondrium pain and increased abdominal perimeter. Radiological examination showed a 30 × 24 × 20 cm retroperitoneal mass, dependent on the upper pole of the right kidney.
RESULTS: We performed radical nephrectomy through a mid line laparotomy. The pathological analysis described it as a clear cell renal carcinoma pT2bN0M0.
CONCLUSION: There are few reported cases of renal carcinomas with intraparenchymal bleeding exceeding 20 cm, the largest one exceeding 10 kg, and they usually show a good prognosis.
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Pastor Navarro T, Moratalla Charcos LM, Osca Garcia JM, Gil Salom M. Are you the author?
Urology Department, University Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain.
Reference: Arch Esp Urol. 2012 Jul-Aug;65(6):633-5.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22832647
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