[A case of congenital mesoblastic nephroma in adulthood].
A 20-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a complaint of asymptomatic macrohematuria. A diagnosis of a right renal tumor was made after several radiographic examinations and right radical nephrectomy was performed. Histopathologically the tumor was a congenital mesoblastic nephroma. Congenital mesoblastic nephroma is a relatively rare renal tumor predominantly of childhood. Occurrence in adults is exceedingly rare and 18 cases have been reported to date.
Department of Urology, Kochi Medical School.
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Yamashita
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Yasuda
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Sugita
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Yamashita
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Shuin
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018201:Nephroma, Mesoblastic / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology