Pelvic kidney masquerading as an adnexal mass.
A case of a pelvic kidney diagnosed as an adnexal mass, resulting in surgery, is reported. The employment of ultrasonography in the evaluation of suspected pelvic masses is well established. A number of pathologic conditions can be responsible for a pelvic mass in female patients and consideration of the differential diagnosis of such masses has been well documented. The discrimination of a pathologic pelvic mass from an anatomic variation or unusual location of a normal structure can be, however, a potential source of confusion and erroneous interpretation. This report concerns the unfortunate result of not considering a renal anomaly, i.e. ectopic pelvic kidney, in the differential consideration of a "pelvic mass".
D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography