title: Renal masses presenting 25 and 50 years following blunt renal trauma.
abstract: The long-term consequences of blunt renal trauma are not well described. We report on 2 patients with a history of blunt renal trauma who presented with radiographically detected renal masses suspicious for renal tumor. Both patients suffered blows to the kidney during boxing matches followed by flank pain and hematuria. The injuries occurred 25 and 50 years prior to the detection of renal masses. Subsequent nephrectomy and histopathological evaluation revealed benign dystrophic renal tissue. These presentations represent probable long-term sequelae of blunt renal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Urology Section, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pruthi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kabalin
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Terris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed