title: Renal lymphangioma.
abstract: Lymphangioma cavernosum of the kidney is a benign tumor. Metastasis has not been found in any of the 20 cases reported to date. The sex ratio of patients is 1.5 to 1, favoring female subjects. Average patient age is 33.7 years. Treatment has consisted of nephrectomy in 18 patients, since the possibility of a malignant tumor could not be eliminated preoperatively.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged