Proximal tubular adenoma of the kidney.
A case of proximal tubular adenoma of the kidney (renal "oncocytoma"), confirmed by electron microscopy, is reported. This benign tumour has been mistaken for renal adenocarcinoma in the past by both surgeons and pathologists.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography